U-Pb and Re-Os geochronologic evidence for two alkalic porphyry ore-forming events in the Cadia District, New South Wales, Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-26

  Wilson, Alan J ^a,b   Cooke, David R ^a   Stein, Holly J ^c,d   Fanning, C Mark ^e   Holliday, John R ^f   Tedder, Ian J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NEWCREST MINING LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY DEPOSITS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

FELDSPAR DEPOSITS;

COPPER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; ORDOVICIAN; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CADIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34447318842     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.1.3     Document Type: Article

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