Preferential magma extraction from K- and metal-enriched source regions in the crust

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-181

  Tomkins, Andrew G ^a   Weinberg, Roberto F ^a   McFarlane, Chris R M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatexis; Granite metallogeny; Intrusion related gold; Ore genesis; Source

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION MELTING; GOLD; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MAGMA; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTOLITH; SILICATE MELT;

MICAS;

EID: 59649103131     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0204-4     Document Type: Article

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