U-Th-Pb zircon dating of the 13.8-Ma dacite volcanic dome at Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia

Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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The temporal relationship between the extrusion of the Miocene dacite volcanic dome at Cerro Rico de Potasi, Bolivia, and the associated Ag-Sn mineralization has an important bearing on the heat and metal sources for this world class mineral deposit. The present study uses U-Th-Pb dating of sparse zircon contained in the dacite to demonstrate that, at most, only several hundred thousand years separate dome emplacement from main stage mineralization. -from Authors
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Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title U-Th-Pb zircon dating of the 13.8-Ma dacite volcanic dome at Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia
Series title Earth and Planetary Science Letters
DOI 10.1016/0012-821X(95)00093-R
Volume 133
Issue 3-4
Year Published 1995
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
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Larger Work Title Earth and Planetary Science Letters
First page 227
Last page 237
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