Geochemistry, petrogenesis and metallogenesis of the panzhihua gabbroic layered intrusion and associated Fe-Ti-V Oxide deposits, sichuan province, SW China

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2253-2280

  Zhou, Mei Fu ^a   Robinson, Paul T ^a   Lesher, C Michael ^b   Keays, Reid R ^b,c   Zhang, Cheng Jiang ^d   Malpas, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

FE Ti rich gabbro; Layered intrusion; Magnetite; Panzhihua; SW China

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAYERED INTRUSION; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS;

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

EID: 27744517453     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egi054     Document Type: Article

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