Delineation of geochemical blocks for undiscovered large ore deposits using deep-penetrating methods in alluvial terrains of eastern China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-24

  Wang, Xueqiu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Deep penetrating geochemistry; Large geochemical anomaly; Wide spaced sampling

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; LEACHING; SPECTROMETRY;

GEOCHEMICAL BLOCKS;

ORE DEPOSITS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; LEACHING; ORE DEPOSIT;

(EAST); CHINA;

EID: 0037309076     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(02)00252-2     Document Type: Article

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