New thermochronologic constraints on the evolution of the Zaldívar porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-342

  Campos, Eduardo ^a   Wijbrans, Jan ^b   Andriessen, Paul A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chile; Fluid inclusions; Porphyry copper; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EMPLACEMENT; FISSION TRACK DATING; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 62649107129     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0226-y     Document Type: Article

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