Origin of the secondary REE-minerals at the Paratoo copper deposit near Yunta, South Australia

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-627

  Brugger, Joel ^a,b   Ogierman, J ^c   Pring, A ^b   Waldron, H ^d,f   Kolitsch, U ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre ^*  (Australia)

^d Becquerel Laboratories Pty Limited   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f Genalysis Laboratory Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^g NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adelaide Geosyncline; Fe oxide copper gold deposit; Paratoo copper deposit; Rare Earth Elements; South Australia

Indexed keywords

COPPER DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; SHALE;

ELEMENTAL ASSOCIATION; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; MINERALIZATION; ORE PRECIPITATION;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

COPPER; GEOSYNCLINE; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IRON OXIDE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SULFIDE;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; MOUNT PAINTER; OLYMPIC DAM; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34249307820     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067060361     Document Type: Article

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