Sulfur, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen isotope geochemistry of the Idaho Cobalt belt

Economic Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1207-1221

  Johnson, Craig A ^a   Bookstrom, Arthur A ^b   Lack, John F S ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT-COPPER; DIAGENETICS; FORMATION WATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATIC COMPONENT; MAGMATIC ORIGIN; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MAGMATISMS; MEAN VALUES; METAMORPHIC PROCESS; METEORIC WATERS; ORE DEPOSITION; ORE FORMATION; ORE-FORMING; ORE-FORMING FLUID; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDES;

CARBON; COBALT; COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; HEAVY WATER; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN; IRON ORES; ISOTOPES; MICA; MINERAL RESOURCES; OXYGEN; REDOX REACTIONS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COBALT DEPOSITS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAGENESIS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHIC FACIES; ORE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; SULFUR ISOTOPE; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

BLACKBIRD; IDAHO; IDAHO COBALT BELT; UNITED STATES;

TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 84867128118     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.107.6.1207     Document Type: Article

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