Physicochemical evolution of a porphyry-breccia system: A laser ablation ICP-MS study of fluid inclusions in the mount leyshon Au deposit, Queensland, Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-436

  Allan, Murray M ^a   Morrison, Gregg W ^b   Yardley, Bruce W D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Klondike Exploration   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BASE METALS; BULK RATIO; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LASER-ABLATION-ICP-MS; MAGMA SOURCES; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; MAGMATIC SOURCES; MAGMATISMS; PORE SPACE; QUEENSLAND; RHYODACITES; TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

ABLATION; BARIUM; BIOLOGY; BRINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; IRON ORES; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MANGANESE; MICA; MINERALOGY; MOUNTINGS; PHASE SEPARATION; ROCKS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FLUIDS;

ANDESITE; BIOTITE; BRECCIA; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FELDSPAR; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORPHYRY; RHYOLITE; SEPARATION; TRACE ELEMENT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79956145631     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.106.3.413     Document Type: Article

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