Oxygen isotope composition of hematite and genesis of high-grade BIF-hosted iron ores

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 198, Issue , 2006, Pages 257-268

  Gutzmer, J ^a   Mukhopadhyay, J ^a,b   Beukes, N J ^a   Pack, A ^c,d   Hayashi, K ^e   Sharp, Z D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d CRPG CNRS   (France)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BIF; Hematite; Iron ore deposits; Martite; Oxygen isotope geochemistry

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; HYDROSPHERE; IRON DEPOSITS; IRON ORES; ISOTOPES; MAGNETITE; OXYGEN;

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; MARTITE; ORE-FORMING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; CHERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; IRON ORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNETITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; UNCONFORMITY;

EID: 72849113815     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.1198(15)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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