From crucible to graben in 2.3 Ma: A high-resolution geochronological study of porphyry life cycles, boyongan-bayugo copper-gold deposits, Philippines

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-474

  Braxton, David P ^a   Cooke, David R ^a   Dunlap, Jim ^b   Norman, Marc ^b   Reiners, Peter ^c   Stein, Holly ^d,e   Waters, Patrick ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^f Anglo American Exploration (Philippines) Inc   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOWS; DEEP OXIDATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; LATE PLIOCENE; MINDANAO , PHILIPPINES; OXIDATION PROFILE; PHILIPPINES; PLEISTOCENE; SENSITIVE HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROPROBE; SUPERGENE; TECTONIC PROCESS; TIME-SCALES; TRANSPRESSIONAL TECTONICS; U-PB ZIRCON; VOLCANIC MATERIALS;

COPPER DEPOSITS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE; MINERAL RESOURCES; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

COPPER; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; GRABEN; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; PORPHYRY; SHRIMP DATING; SUPERGENE PROCESS; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

MINDANAO; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84861375153     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33125.1     Document Type: Article

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