Early cretaceous U-Pb zircon ages for the Copiapó plutonic complex and implications for the IOCG mineralization at Candelaria, Atacama Region, Chile

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 785-801

  Marschik, Robert ^a   Söllner, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candelaria Punta del Cobre; Chile; IOCGdeposits; U Pbzircon dating

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; PLUTON; PLUTONISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ATACAMA; CHILE; COPIAPO; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANDELARIA;

EID: 37849188262     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0099-x     Document Type: Article

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