Magmatic Ore Deposits

Treatise on Geochemistry

Volumn 3-9, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-33

  Mungall, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINING; ORE DEPOSITS;

GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GEOCHEMICALS; HIGH GRADES; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; LOWER DENSITY; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MINING OPERATIONS; OREBODIES; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; USEFUL CHEMICALS;

ORES;

EID: 84942418350     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008043751-4/00232-7     Document Type: Chapter

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