Type and temporal-spatial distribution of gold and antimony deposits (prospects) in southern Tibet, China

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-385

  Nie, Fengjun ^a   Hu, Peng ^a   Jiang, Sihong ^a   Li, Zhenqing ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Zhou, Yongzhang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deposit type; Gold antimony deposits (prospects); High alkaline igneous rocks; Ore forming process; Southern Tibet; Spatial temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

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

EID: 24944450244     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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