Formation of the Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion and the world's third largest Ni-Cu sulfide deposit: Associated with the ∼825 Ma south China mantle plume?

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Li, X H ^a,b   Su, L ^c   Chung, S L ^d   Li, Z X ^e   Liu, Y ^a   Song, B ^b   Liu, D Y ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c China University of Geosciences   (China)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Jinchuan; Nd isotopes; Ni Cu sulfide deposit; U Pb age; Ultramafic intrusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646837913     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001006     Document Type: Article

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