Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in the southern Tibetan Plateau: Preliminary geochemical and geochronological results

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 205-223

  Xiaoming, Qu ^a   Hou, Zengqian ^a   Zaw, Khin ^b   Youguo, Li ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CHENGDU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gangdese copper belt; Gangdese magmatic arc; Lead isotopes; Porphyry copper; Re Os and 40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Southern Tibetan Plateau; Sulphur isotopes

Indexed keywords

GANGDESE COPPER BELT; GANGDESE MAGMATIC ARC; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LEAD ISOTOPES; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY COPPER; PORPHYRY-TYPE DEPOSITS; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PORPHYRINS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 33947168175     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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