Shortwave infrared spectral analysis of hydrothermal alteration associated with the Pebble porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, Iliamna, Alaska

Economic Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 483-494

  Harraden, Cassady L ^a,c   McNulty, Brian A ^a,d   Gregory, Melissa J ^a,d   Lang, James R ^b  

^a Pebble Limited Partnership   (United States)

^b HUNTER DICKINSON INC   (Canada)

^c Hecla Mining Company   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION WAVELENGTHS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COPPER CONCENTRATION; DISTRIBUTION OF METAL; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; GENETIC INTERPRETATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; SPECTRAL ABSORPTION FEATURES;

CLAY DEPOSITS; CORE DRILLING; DEPOSITS; GOLD; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLINITE; MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; COMMINUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CRYSTALLINITY; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MOLYBDENUM; PEBBLE; PHYLLOSILICATE; PORPHYRY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; ANCHORAGE; ILIAMNA VOLCANO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876831142     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.108.3.483     Document Type: Article

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