Groundwater in geochemical exploration

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-118

  Leybourne, M I ^a   Cameron, E M ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Eion Cameron Geochemical Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deposit types; Groundwater; Isotopes; Mineral exploration; Review

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; ORES; REVIEWS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; ORE FORMATION PROCESS; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDES; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WATER-ROCK REACTIONS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

COPPER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; RECHARGE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ATACAMA DESERT; CANADA; CHILE;

EID: 77349123978     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-222     Document Type: Article

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