Time relationships between volcanism-plutonism-alteration-mineralization in Cu-stratabound ore deposits from the Michilla mining district, northern Chile: A 40Ar/39Ar geochronological approach

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-78

  Oliveros, Verónica ^a,e   Tristá Aguilera, Dania ^b   Féraud, Gilbert ^c   Morata, Diego ^a   Aguirre, Luis ^a   Kojima, Shoji ^b   Ferraris, Fernando ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^d Minera Michilla SA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coastal Cordillera; Cu stratabound deposits; Geochronology; Jurassic; Northern Chile

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; COPPER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; JURASSIC; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; PLUTONIC ROCK; PLUTONISM; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

CHILE; COASTAL CORDILLERA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37349124669     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-007-0147-1     Document Type: Article

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