Thickness and spatial distribution of veins in a porphyry copper deposit, Rosia Poieni, Romania

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1695-1708

  André Mayer, Anne Sylvie ^a   Sausse, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ore deposit; Porphyry copper; Spacing; Statistical analyses; Thickness

Indexed keywords

NUCLEATION RATE; PORPHYRY COPPER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NUCLEATION; PORPHYRINS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

COPPER; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; NUCLEATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; SPACING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTEROLECANIIDAE;

EID: 34848857049     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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