Evolution of calc-alkaline volcanism and associated hydrothermal gold deposits at Yanacocha, Peru

Economic Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1191-1241

  Longo, Anthony A ^a   Dilles, John H ^b   Grunder, Anita L ^b   Duncan, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE VOLCANISM; CENOZOIC; COVELLITE; DACITES; ENARGITE; EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS; ERUPTION RATES; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; GOLD DEPOSITION; GOLD MINERALIZATION; GOLD ORES; GRANITOIDS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; IGNIMBRITES; MAGMATIC ORIGIN; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MAGMATISMS; MIOCENE; ORE FLUIDS; PYROCLASTIC ROCKS; PYROCLASTICS; STRATOVOLCANOES; SULFIDATION; UPPER CRUST; VOLCANIC CENTERS; VOLCANICS;

BARIUM; CLAY MINERALS; DEPOSITS; DOMES; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GRANITE; MICA; ORES; PARAFFIN WAXES; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ALUNITE; ANDESITE; ARGON ISOTOPE; BIOTITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; DIKE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LAHAR; MIOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; QUARTZ; RHYOLITE; VOLCANISM;

PERU;

EID: 79952421297     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.105.7.1191     Document Type: Article

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