Geochemistry, mineralogy and genesis of the Ayazmant Fe-Cu skarn deposit in Ayvalik, (Balikesir), Turkey

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 175-201

  Oyman, T ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ayazmant; Copper; Geochemistry; Iron; Porphyry; Skarn; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE DATA; AYAZMANT; BALIKESIR; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COPPER MINERALIZATION; EXPLORATION POTENTIAL; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GRAIN SIZE; GROSSULAR; INTRUSIVE ROCKS; ISOCHRON AGE; LATE OLIGOCENE; LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMITS; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; MAGMATIC ROCK; METABASITES; METAPELITES; MINERALIZING SYSTEMS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE LIMITS; THREE STAGES; TRIASSIC;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARGON; CARBONATE MINERALS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; GARNETS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; MAGNETITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; SULFUR; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; IRON ORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS; PORPHYRY; SKARN; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 77953290647     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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