Sources of ore-forming fluids in the maoniuping ree deposit, sichuan province, China: Evidence from ree, radiogenic sr, Nd, and stable-isotope studies

International Geology Review

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 635-645

  Xu, C ^a   Huang, Z L ^a   Liu, C Q ^a   Qi, L ^a   Li, W B ^a   Guan, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORITE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; ORE-FORMING FLUID; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CHINA; JINGPING MOUNTAINS; SICHUAN PROVINCE;

EID: 0141940291     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.45.7.635     Document Type: Article

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