Magmatic evolution of the giant El Teniente Cu-Mo deposit, central Chile

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1591-1617

  Stern, Charles R ^a   Skewes, M Alexandra ^a   Arévalo, Alejandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Superintendencia Geología   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chilean Andes; Copper deposits; El Teniente; Magmagenesis; Petrochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BRECCIA; EXSOLUTION; GRANITOID; HOST ROCK; MAGMA; MINERALIZATION; MIOCENE; MOLYBDENUM; PLIOCENE; PLUTONIC ROCK; PORPHYRY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ANDES; CHILE; EL TENIENTE; O'HIGGINS;

EID: 79961036944     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq029     Document Type: Article

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