Numerical modeling of coupled geodynamical processes and its role in facilitating predictive ore discovery: An example from Tongling, China

Resource Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-31

  Liu, Liang Ming ^a   Yang, Guo Yue ^a   Peng, Sheng Lin ^a   Zhao, Chongbin ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exploration; Numerical geodynamic modeling; Predictive ore discovery; Tongling Cu district

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; GEODYNAMICS; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; ORE BODY; POROUS MEDIUM;

ANHUI; CHINA; FENGHUANGSHAN; LIAONING; TONGLING;

EID: 17644393531     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2005.tb00225.x     Document Type: Article

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