Copper mobility in the Eastern Creek Volcanics, Mount Isa, Australia: Evidence from laser ablation ICP-MS of iron-titanium oxides

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 691-711

  Gregory, Melissa J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Copper; Eastern Creek Volcanics; Iron titanium oxide geochemistry; Laser ablation ICP MS; Mount Isa

Indexed keywords

COPPER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALIZATION; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33749642643     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0086-2     Document Type: Article

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