Geochemical modelling of a Zn-Pb skarn: Constraints from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-26

  Bertelli, Martina ^a   Baker, Timothy ^a   Cleverley, James S ^a   Ulrich, Thomas ^b  

^a University of Melbourne   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Geochemical modelling; LA ICP MS analysis; Zn Pb ratios

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BASE METALS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURES; COOLING CONDITIONS; FLUID INCLUSIONS; FLUID SOURCES; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; HIGH TEMPERATURES; LA ICP MS ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTIONS; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; ME-XICO; MICROTHERMOMETRY; NEW RESULTS; ORE DEPOSITIONS; ORE FLUIDS; ORE MINERALS; ORE-FORMING; PIXE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION MECHANISMS; SIMULTANEOUS COOLING; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; ZN/PB RATIOS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COOLING; INCLUSIONS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MINERALOGY; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; ROCKS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZINC;

FLUIDS;

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINITY; SKARN; ZINC;

EID: 67349106682     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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