Triggers for the formation of porphyry ore deposits in magmatic arcs

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 917-925

  Wilkinson, Jamie J ^a,b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE MINERAL; PORPHYRY; SATURATION; SILVER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SULFIDE;

EID: 84887117206     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1940     Document Type: Review

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