Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: Constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Hou, Zengqian ^a   Zeng, Pusheng ^a   Gao, Yongfeng ^b   Du, Andao ^a   Fu, Deming ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Shijiazhuang Economic College   (China)

^c Sichuan Exploration and Development Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern Indo Asian collision zone; Himalayan; Porphyry Cu Mo Au deposits; Re Os isotopes; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ALLOY GROUP; COLLISION ZONE; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 33646044393     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2     Document Type: Article

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