Noble gas and halogen constraints on mineralizing fluids of metamorphic versus surficial origin: Mt Isa, Australia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 325-351

  Kendrick, M A ^a   Duncan, R ^b   Phillips, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argon isotopes; Br Cl I Cl; Deep crustal fluids; Giant Cu ore deposit; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; DOLOMITE; FLUID INCLUSION; HALOGEN; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; NOBLE GAS; ORE DEPOSIT; SILICA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33750632917     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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