Petrogenesis of adakitic porphyries in an extensional tectonic setting, dexing, South China: Implications for the genesis of porphyry copper mineralization

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-144

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Xu, Ji Feng ^a   Jian, Ping ^b   Bao, Zhi Wei ^a   Zhao, Zhen Huan ^a   Li, Chao Feng ^c   Xiong, Xiao Lin ^a   Ma, Jin Long ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adakite; Delamination; Lower crust; Porphyry copper deposit, South China

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS; PORPHYRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 29444452008     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egi070     Document Type: Article

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