Economic Geology models 1. Geochemical exploration and metallogenic studies, Northern Chile

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Cameron, Eion M ^a   Leybourne, Matthew I ^b   Palacios, Carlos ^c   Reich, Martin ^c  

^a Eion Cameron Geochemical Inc   (Canada)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATACAMA DESERT , CHILE; CO-EXISTING; COPPER MINERALS; COPPER PORPHYRY DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; METEORIC WATERS; MINING INDUSTRY; MIOCENE; NORTHERN CHILE; PLIOCENE; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SUPERGENE; SURFACE ANOMALIES; SURFACE EXPRESSION;

COPPER; DEPOSITS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; RESEARCH; SALINE WATER;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

ANOMALY; COPPER COMPOUND; DATA SET; DEWATERING; EARTHQUAKE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; EXPLORATION; FAULT; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GRAVEL; METALLOGENESIS; METEORIC WATER; MINING; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; PORPHYRY; SALINE INTRUSION; SEMIARID REGION;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

EID: 77951281811     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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