Baimazhai, Yunnan Province, China: A hydrothermally modified magmatic Nickel-Copper-PGE sulfide deposit

International Geology Review

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 725-741

  Zhang, Xueshu ^a   Pirajno, Franco ^b   Qin, Dexian ^a   Fan, Zhuguo ^a   Liu, Guanliang ^a   Nian, Hong ^c  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Yunnan Nonferrous Metals Geological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MAGMA; NICKEL; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SULFIDE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 33747176349     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.48.8.725     Document Type: Article

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