On the possibility of porphyry copper mineralization in japan

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-551

  Qin, Kezhang ^a   Ishihara, Shunso ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0031685448     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465223     Document Type: Article

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