A special orogenic-type rare earth element deposit in Maoniuping, Sichuan, China: Geology and geochemistry

Resource Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-188

  Wang, Denghong ^a   Yang, Jianmin ^a   Yan, Shenghao ^a   Xu, Jue ^a   Chen, Yuchuan ^a   Pu, Guangping ^b   Luo, Yaonan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Sichuan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Intracontinental orogeny; Maoniuping mine; REE deposit

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MESOZOIC; OROGENIC BELT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA;

EID: 0011943195     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2001.tb00090.x     Document Type: Article

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