Geology, geochemistry, fluid inclusion characteristics, and U-Pb age studies on iron oxide-Cu-Au deposits in the Kolari region, northern Finland

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-105

  Niiranen, Tero ^a,b   Poutiainen, Matti ^a   Mänttäri, Irmeli ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Northland Resources Inc   (Finland)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Fluid inclusions; Hydrothermal alteration; IOCG deposits; Kolari; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; SHEAR ZONE;

COPPER DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; INCLUSIONS; IRON DEPOSITS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLOGY; TECTONICS;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; IRON OXIDE; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33846929426     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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