High Sr/Y Magmas Reflect Arc Maturity, High Magmatic Water Content, and Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Potential: Examples from the Tethyan Arcs of Central and Eastern Iran and Western Pakistan

Jeremy P. Richards; Terry Spell; Esmaeil Rameh; Abdul Razique; Tim Fletcher

doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.2.295

journal article Mar 01, 2012

High Sr/Y Magmas Reflect Arc Maturity, High Magmatic Water Content, and Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Potential: Examples from the Tethyan Arcs of Central and Eastern Iran and Western Pakistan

Jeremy P. Richards Terry Spell Esmaeil Rameh Abdul Razique Tim Fletcher

Economic Geology Vol. 107 No. 2 pp. 295-332 · Society of Economic Geologists, Inc.

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Published: Mar 01, 2012
Vol/Issue: 107(2)
Pages: 295-332

Authors

J

Jeremy P. Richards

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3

T

Terry Spell

Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4010

E

Esmaeil Rameh

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3

A

Abdul Razique

Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4

T

Tim Fletcher

Barrick Gold UK, 254 Radcliffe Road, Bolton BL31RS, United Kingdom

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Jeremy P. Richards, Terry Spell, Esmaeil Rameh, et al. (2012). High Sr/Y Magmas Reflect Arc Maturity, High Magmatic Water Content, and Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Potential: Examples from the Tethyan Arcs of Central and Eastern Iran and Western Pakistan. Economic Geology, 107(2), 295-332. https://doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.107.2.295

High Sr/Y Magmas Reflect Arc Maturity, High Magmatic Water Content, and Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Potential: Examples from the Tethyan Arcs of Central and Eastern Iran and Western Pakistan

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