Mixed messages in iron oxide-copper-gold systems of the Cloncurry district, Australia: Insights from PIXE analysis of halogens and copper in fluid inclusions

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 599-608

  Baker, Timothy ^a   Mustard, Roger ^a   Fu, Bin ^a   Williams, Patrick J ^a   Dong, Guoyi ^a   Fisher, Louise ^a   Mark, Geordie ^b   Ryan, Chris G ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bromine; Chlorine; Cloncurry; Copper; Gold; Iron oxide; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON OXIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLONCURRY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 49449087726     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0198-y     Document Type: Article

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