Mid-crustal fluid mixing in a Proterozoic Fe oxide-Cu-Au deposit, Ernest Henry, Australia: Evidence from Ar, Kr, Xe, Cl, Br, and I

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 256, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 328-343

  Kendrick, M A ^a   Mark, G ^b   Phillips, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ar Ar; Fluid inclusions; Halogens; Mt Isa Inlier; Noble gases; Quartz

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSIONS; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; PALEOPROTEROZOIC;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LITHOLOGY; QUARTZ; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER;

INERT GASES;

COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; GRANITE; HALOGEN; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ VEIN; SALINITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34047132222     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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