Helium and argon isotope geochemistry of alkaline intrusion-associated gold and copper deposits along the Red River-Jinshajiang fault belt, SW China

Chemical Geology

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 305-317

  Hu, Rui Zhong ^a   Burnard, P G ^b   Bi, Xian Wu ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^c   Pen, Jian Tang ^a   Su, Wen Chao ^a   Wu, Kai Xing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alkaline intrusion; ASW; Copper and gold deposits; Helium and argon isotopes; Mantle fluids; Ore forming fluid; Red River Jinshajiang

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; COPPER; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ORE DEPOSIT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 1342310661     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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