Highly precise and accurate Re-Os ages for molybdenite from the east qinling molybdenum belt, Shaanxi Province, China

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 827-835

  Stein, H J ^a   Markey, R J ^a   Morgan, J W ^a   Du, A ^b   Sun, Y ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MOLYBDENITE;

CHINA;

EID: 0031399252     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827     Document Type: Article

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