Fluid inclusion study of the Sawayardun Au deposit in southern Tian Shan, China: Implication for ore genesis and exploration

Kuangwu Yanshi

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 46-54

  Chen, Hua Yong ^a,b   Chen, Yan Jing ^a,c   Ni, Pei ^d   Zhang, Zeng Jie ^e  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Chinese Academy of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

Exploration criteria; Fluid inclusion; Orogenic type Au deposit; Sawayardun Au deposit; Southern Tian Shan

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ORES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CARBONIFEROUS CARBONACEOUS SLATES; ORE-HOSTING STRUCTURE;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN; WORLD;

EID: 10644293911     PISSN: 10016872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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