Geology, mineralization, alteration, and structural evolution of the El Teniente porphyry Cu-Mo deposit - A discussion

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1165-1170

  Skewes, M Alexandra ^a   Stern, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 40649111432     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.6.1165     Document Type: Note

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