Helium and argon isotope trace in ore-forming fluid of Sawuer gold belt in Xinjiang, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1408-1414

  Shen, Ping ^a   Shen, Yuanchao ^a   Zeng, Qingdong ^a   Liu, Tiebing ^a   Li, Guangming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

He Ar isotope; Mantle derived fluid; Meteoric water; Ore forming fluid; Sawuer gold belt; Volcanogenic late stage hydrothermal gold deposit

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749855218     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0620     Document Type: Article

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