Sulphide magma as a source of metals in arc-related magmatic hydrothermal ore fluids

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 501-506

  Nadeau, Olivier ^a   Williams Jones, Anthony E ^a   Stix, John ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXSOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MAGMA; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PRESSURE EFFECT; SUBDUCTION; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS;

EAST JAVA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; JAVA; MERAPI; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 77954234143     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo899     Document Type: Article

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