Skarn alteration and mineralization at coroccohuayco, Tintaya District, Peru

Economic Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-283

  Maher, Kierran C ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER MINERALIZATION; CRUSTAL LEVELS; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; GOLD AND SILVER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; METEORIC WATERS; PROTOLITHS; SALINE FLUIDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNFORM;

CARBONATION; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; FLUIDS; GARNETS; GOLD DEPOSITS; MAGNETITE; PRECIOUS METALS; QUARTZ; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERALOGY;

BATHOLITH; BORNITE; CARBONATE; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIORITE; FLUID INCLUSION; GARNET; HEAVY METAL; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGNETITE; METEORITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PORPHYRY; PROTOLITH; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SILICATE; SKARN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPPER CRUST;

PERU;

EID: 78149291404     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.105.2.263     Document Type: Article

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