Chemical composition of tourmaline from the Yunlong tin deposit, Yunnan, China: Implications for ore genesis and mineral exploration

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 67-84

  Yu, J M ^a   Jiang, S Y ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS; TIN; TOURMALINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 0347657527     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-002-0195-2     Document Type: Article

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