Numerical modeling of magmatic-hydrothermal systems constrained by U-Th-Pb-He time-temperature histories

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 90-109

  Fu, Frank Q ^a   McInnes, Brent I A ^b   Evans, Noreen J ^b   Davies, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Curtin University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Helium; Hydrothermal Ore Deposits; Numerical Modeling; Porphyry; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE CURVE; AGE DATA; COMBINED MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONDUCTION-COOLING; COOLING RATES; COOLING STAGE; CRYSTALLIZATION AGE; EXPOSURE AGE; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS BODIES; MAGMA BODIES; MAGMA INTRUSION; MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; NUMERIC MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELING; PORPHYRY; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; THERMAL CONVECTIONS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; THERMAL HISTORY; THERMAL MODELING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THERMOCHRONOMETRY; TIME-TEMPERATURE HISTORY; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON U-PB AGE;

COPPER DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HELIUM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LEAD DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; ZIRCON;

COOLING;

EXHUMATION; HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

IRAN;

EID: 77953574143     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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