The role of the Antofagasta-Calama Lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-308

  Palacios, Carlos ^a   Ramírez, Luis E ^a   Townley, Brian ^a   Solari, Marcelo ^a   Guerra, Nelson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Copper deposits; Lineaments; Northern Chile

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEFORMATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LINEAMENT; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ANDES; ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ESPERANZA;

EID: 33947596649     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0113-3     Document Type: Article

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