Prolonged history of episodic fluid flow in giant hematite ore bodies: Evidence from in situ U-Pb geochronology of hydrothermal xenotime

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Rasmussen, Birger ^a   Fletcher, Ian R ^a   Muhling, Janet R ^a   Thorne, Warren S ^a   Broadbent, Graeme C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

fluid flow; iron ore; mineralization; SHRIMP; tectonothermal; U Pb geochronology; xenotime

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; TECTONOTHERMAL; XENOTIME;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEMATITE; LEAD; MINERALOGY; MONAZITE; TECTONICS; URANIUM;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEMATITE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; REMOBILIZATION; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOTIME;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34249091738     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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