Volcanic framework, geochronology and geochemical evolution of the El Dorado gold district, El Salvador, Central America

The Pliocene El Dorado epithermal Au-Ag vein system, located in northern El Salvador, is hosted in Tertiary volcanic rocks that accumulated along the Caribbean plate margin in response to the subduction of the Farallon/Cocos plate. The volcanic basement rocks in the district form a >400-meters...

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Main Author: Richer, Mathieu
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32325