Contrasting fluids and reservoirs in the contiguous Marcona and Mina Justa iron oxide-Cu (-Ag-Au) deposits, south-central Perú

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 677-706

  Chen, Huayong ^a,b   Kyser, T Kurtis ^a   Clark, Alan H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Andes; Fluid inclusions; Fluid sources and evolution; IOCG deposits; Peru; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PARAGENESIS; SILVER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANDES; PERU;

EID: 80255129365     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-011-0343-x     Document Type: Article

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