Noble gas and halogen constraints on regionally extensive mid-crustal Na-Ca metasomatism, the Proterozoic Eastern Mount Isa Block, Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 131-150

  Kendrick, M A ^a   Baker, T ^b   Fu, B ^b   Phillips, D ^a   Williams, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albitisation; Fluid convection; Fluid inclusions; IOCG; Metallogenesis; Regional alteration

Indexed keywords

ALBITIZATION; BATHOLITH; CALCIUM; COPPER; CRUST; GOLD; HALOGEN; IRON; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; METASOMATISM; MINERALIZATION; NOBLE GAS; OXIDE; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ VEIN; SCAPOLITE; SODIUM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLONCURRY; MOUNT ISA INLIER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 43049124182     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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