Geology, petrology and geochemistry of the "Americano do Brasil" layered intrusion, central Brazil, and its Ni-Cu sulfide deposits

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-90

  e Silva, Jonas Mota ^a   Filho, Cesar Fonseca Ferreira ^a   Bühn, Bernhard ^a   Dantas, Elton Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Americano do Brasil; Brazil; Lithogeochemistry; Mafic ultramafic; Ni Cu sulfide deposit; Sulfur isotopes; Synorogenic layered intrusion

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; ORE BODY; OROGENY; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PYROXENITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SULFIDE GROUP; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79251539298     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-010-0312-9     Document Type: Article

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