Magmatic-hydrothermal molybdenum isotope fractionation and its relevance to the igneous crustal signature

Lithos

Volumn 190-191, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-110

  Greber, Nicolas D ^a   Pettke, Thomas ^a   Nägler, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Hydrothermal; Isotope; Molybdenite; Molybdenum

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; MOLYBDENUM; RHYOLITE;

NEW MEXICO; QUESTA MINE; UNITED STATES;

QUESTA;

EID: 84891068405     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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