Scientific communications: Re-Os sulfide (bornite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite) systematics of the carbonate-hosted copper deposits at ruby creek, southern brooks range, Alaska

Economic Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-444

  Selby, David ^a   Kelley, Karen D ^b   Hitzman, Murray W ^c   Zieg, Jerry ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d NovaGold Resources Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MODELS; GREENSCHIST; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENIC BELT; ORE FORMATION; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS; ZIRCON U-PB AGE;

CARBONATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER DEPOSITS; CORUNDUM; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; PYRITES; RIVERS; RUBY; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON; ZIRCON DEPOSITS;

OSMIUM;

BORNITE; CARBONATE; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSCHIST; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS; PYRITE; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

ALASKA; BROOKS RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649921407     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.104.3.437     Document Type: Article

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