Zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb age, Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and the geochemical features of the Machangqing complex associated with copper deposit

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Liang, Huaying ^a   Yu, Hengxiang ^b   Mo, Cehui ^c   Zhang, Yuquan ^a   Xie, Yingwen ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GUILIN COLLEGE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Igneous petrology; Porphyry copper; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

MAGMATIC ACTIVITIES; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY COPPER;

COPPER DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

COPPER; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SYENITE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MACHANGQING; YUNNAN;

EID: 33750565740     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02840415     Document Type: Article

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