Distinctive composition of copper-ore-forming arcmagmas

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-16

  Loucks, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

adakite; arc magmatism; exploration; high sulfidation; magma fertility; metallogeny; porphyry copper

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; COPPER; EXPLORATION; HIGH PRESSURE; MAGMA CHAMBER; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PORPHYRY; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MOHO;

EID: 84896048004     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2013.865676     Document Type: Article

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