Subvolcanic contact metasomatism at El Laco Volcanic Complex, Central Andes Metasomatismo de contacto subvolcánico en el Complejo Volcánico El Laco, Andes centrales

Studies of drill cores from the Pasos Blancos area at El Laco in the central Andes, northern Chile, give evidence of an intense and extensive subvolcanic contact-metasomatic process. This process resulted from shallow-level emplacement of very volatile-rich iron-oxide magma, with discharge of volati...

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Main Authors: José A Naranjo, Fernando Henríquez, Jan O Nyström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) 2010-01-01
Series:Andean Geology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062010000100005