Regional variations in ore composition and fluid features of massive sulphide deposits in South China: Implications for genetic modelling

Episodes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-118

  Gu, Lian Xing ^a   Hu, Wen Xuan ^a   He, Jin Xiang ^a   Ni, Pei ^a   Xu, Ke Qin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0034337924     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2000/v23i2/004     Document Type: Article

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