Temporal geochemical evolution of neogene magmatism in the Baguio gold-copper mining district (Northern Luzon, Philippines)

Resource Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-218

  Polve, Mireille ^a   Maury, Rene C ^b   Jego, Sebastien ^c   Bellon, Herve ^b   Margoum, Ahmed ^b   Yumul Jr , Graciano P ^d,e   Payot, Betchaida D ^d   Tamayo Jr , Rodolfo A ^d   Cotten, Joseph ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^c UMR 7327   (France)

^d University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^e Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Adakites; Calc alkaline series; Island arcs; K Ar ages; Luzon; Petrogenesis; Philippines; South China Sea; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; Subduction; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GOLD; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MIOCENE; NEODYMIUM; NEOGENE; PETROGENESIS; PORPHYRY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BAGUIO; BENGUET; CENTRAL CORDILLERA; CENTRAL LUZON; CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION; LUZON; MANILA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WEST PHILIPPINE BASIN; ZAMBALES; ZAMBALES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34250699578     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2007.00017.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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