Arsenopyrite melting during metamorphism of sulfide ore deposits

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1045-1062

  Tomkins, Andrew G ^a,c   Frost, B Ronald ^b   Pattison, David R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenopyrite; Gold; Metamorphism; Mobilization; Ore deposits; Sulfide melt

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE MINERALS; DEHYDRATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MELTING; MINERALOGY; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

ARSENOPYRITE; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SULFUR FUGACITY;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ARSENOPYRITE; DECOMPOSITION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MELTING; METAMORPHISM; ORE DEPOSIT; SILICATE; SILVER; SULFIDE GROUP; SULFUR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33751206533     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.5.1045     Document Type: Article

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