Syngenetic origin of the Woxi W-Sb-Au deposit in Hunan: Evidence from trace elements and sulfur isotopes

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Gu, Xuexiang ^a   Liu, Jianming ^b   Schulz, Oskar ^c   Vavtar, Franz ^c   Zheng, Minghua ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Evidence of sulfur isotopes; Evidence of trace elements; Syngenetic origin; W Sb Au deposit; Woxi in Hunan

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT; TUNGSTEN;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUNAN; WORLD;

EID: 19644400820     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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