Evolution of a porphyry-Cu mineralized magma system at Santa Rita, New Mexico (USA)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2021-2046

  Audétat, Andreas ^a   Pettke, T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Culfur; LA ICP MS; Magma mixing; Porphyry Cu; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; PETROGRAPHY; PORPHYRY;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA RITA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749597938     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl035     Document Type: Article

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