Mantle, crustal and atmospheric noble gases in Ailaoshan Gold deposits, Yunnan Province, China

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1595-1604

  Burnard, P G ^a   Hu, R ^b   Turner, G ^a   Bi, X W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; GOLD; HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; NOBLE GAS; ORE DEPOSIT;

CHINA;

EID: 0032724315     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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