Metamorphic fluid origins in the Osborne Fe oxide - Cu - Au deposit, Australia: Evidence from noble gases and halogens

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-497

  Fisher, L A ^a,c   Kendrick, M A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argon isotopes; Australia; Halogens; IOCG; Mt Isa; Osborne

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ARGON ISOTOPE; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HALOGEN; HOST ROCK; IRON OXIDE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERALIZATION; NOBLE GAS; ORE DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 47349115757     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0178-2     Document Type: Article

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