Geology of sedimentary rock-hosted disseminated gold deposits in northwestern sichuan, China

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-90

  Wang, Xiao Chun ^a   Zhang, Zhe Ru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; TRIASSIC;

CHINA;

EID: 0035047324     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1938-2839.43.1.90     Document Type: Article

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