Age and source constraints for the giant Muruntau gold deposit, Uzbekistan, from coupled Re-Os-He isotopes in arsenopyrite

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 795-798

  Morelli, Ryan ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^a   Seltmann, Reimar ^b   Stuart, Finlay M ^c   Selby, David ^d   Graupner, Torsten ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenopyrite; Geochronology; Helium; Muruntau; Osmium; Rhenium

Indexed keywords

ARSENOPYRITE; GOLD MINERALIZATION; GRANITOID MAGMATISM;

GOLD DEPOSITS; HELIUM; OSMIUM; RHENIUM; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARSENOPYRITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MURUNTAU MINE; NAVOI; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 34548784468     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23521A.1     Document Type: Article

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