Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-240

  Zhang, Lian Chang ^a   Xiao, Wen Jiao ^c   Qin, Ke Zhang ^c   Ji, Ji Sheng ^b   Yang, Xing Ke ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Collisional orogen; Eastern Tianshan; Gold copper deposits; Paleozoic island arc; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; ISLAND ARC; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 2442541075     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-004-0383-x     Document Type: Article

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