Experimental evaluation of the fluid-mineral fractionation of Cu isotopes at 250deg;C and 300°C

Chemical Geology

Volumn 286, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Maher, Kierran C ^a   Jackson, Simon ^a   Mountain, Bruce ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Copper isotopes; Experimental copper isotope fractionation; Hydrothermal copper isotope fractionation; Vapor fluid copper isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL COPPER ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; HYDROTHERMAL COPPER ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID PHASIS; MINERALIZING FLUIDS; NATURAL CHALCOPYRITE; ORE FORMING SYSTEMS; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; VAPOR-FLUID COPPER ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTS; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; LIQUIDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; VAPORS;

DISTILLATION;

COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PH; SALINITY;

EID: 79959806994     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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