Geochemical study of Shaxi porphyry copper-gold deposit in southern part of Tan-Lu fault belt, east China

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-494

  Yang, Xiao Yong ^a   Yang, Xue Ming ^b   Jiang, Lai Li ^c   Wang, Kuiren ^a   Sun, Li Guang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Anhui Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Anhui province; East China; Fluid inclusion; Geochemistry; Porphyry gold deposit; Shaxi Cu Au deposit; Stable isotope studies; Tan Lu fault

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXPLORATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33746118737     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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