Decoupled geochemical behavior of As and Cu in hydrothermal systems

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 707-710

  Deditius, Artur P ^a,b   Utsunomiya, Satoshi ^c   Ewig, Rodney C ^a   Chryssoulis, Stephen L ^d   Venter, Daniela ^d   Kesler, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL MAPS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GOLD-SILVER DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; MAGMATIC TEMPERATURES; MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; SULFIDATION; VAPOR PLUMES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GOLD; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; PYRITES; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILVER DEPOSITS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; VAPORS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARSENIC; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMA; MIXING; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTITIONING; PYRITE; SULFIDE GROUP;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69749101540     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25781A.1     Document Type: Article

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