Solubility and partitioning behavior of Au, Cu, Ag and reduced S in magmas

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 288-304

  Zajacz, Zoltán ^a   Candela, Philip A ^b   Piccoli, Philip M ^b   Sanchez Valle, Carmen ^a   Wälle, Markus ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PARTITIONING; PYRRHOTITE; SILICATE MELT; SILVER; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR;

EID: 84876709897     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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