Geochemistry and metallogenesis in the lower part of the Yangtze metallogenic valley: A case study of the Shaxi-Changpushan porphyry Cu-Au deposit and a review of the adjacent Cu-Au deposits

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-243

  Yang, Xiao Yong ^a   Lee, Insung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ore forming process; Porphyry Cu Au deposit; Shaxi Changpushan area; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; METALLOGENESIS; PORPHYRY;

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

EID: 22444449832     PISSN: 00777757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2005/0017     Document Type: Article

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