The lithologic, stratigraphic, and structural setting of the giant antamina copper-zinc skarn deposit, Ancash, Peru

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 887-916

  Love, David A ^a   Clark, Alan H ^a   Glover, J Keith ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Glover Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALC-SILICATE FORMATION; MONZOGRANITE STOCKS; RIFTED CONTINENTAL MARGIN; SULFIDE-BEARING SKARN;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LIMESTONE; LITHOGRAPHY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ORE DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTATION; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

COPPER; LITHOLOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; SKARN; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; ZINC;

ANCASH; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 5744248729     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.5.887     Document Type: Article

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