Porphyry Cu-Au and associated polymetallic Fe-Cu-Au deposits in the Beiya Area, western Yunnan Province, south China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 224-246

  Xu, Xing Wang ^a   Cai, Xin Ping ^a   Xiao, Qi Bing ^a   Peters, Stephen G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beiya; Polymetallic sedimentary deposit; Porphyry Cu Au deposit; Skarn; Western Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PORPHYRIES; POLYMETALLIC SEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT; POLYMETALLIC SKARN DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY POLYMETALLIC DEPOSITS;

ALKALINITY; MINERAL RESOURCES; PRECIOUS METALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TRANSITION METALS;

MINERALOGY;

COLLISION; COPPER; GOLD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PARTIAL MELTING; PORPHYRY; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 33947140815     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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