Organic geochemistry and mineralogy. I. Characterisation of organic matter associated with metal deposits

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-27

  Greenwood, P F ^a,b   Brocks, J J ^c   Grice, K ^b   Schwark, L ^b,d   Jaraula, C M B ^b   Dick, J M ^b   Evans, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; GC MS; Hydrocarbon; Hydrothermal fluid; Metal ore; Organic matter; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; AUSTRALIA; BIOCHEMICAL SOURCES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; EARTH SYSTEMS; GC-MS; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METAL DEPOSIT; METAL ORES; METALLOPORPHYRINS; MIGRATION PATHWAY; MINERALISATION; MOBILISATION; MOLECULAR DATA; ORE GENESIS; ORE METALS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC SPECIES; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; ORGANICS; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; PERMIAN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; SEA FLOOR; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUB-SURFACES; THERMAL MATURITY; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; ORES; ORGANIC MINERALS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PORPHYRINS; TRANSITION METALS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PORPHYRIN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84870863206     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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