Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 48-87

  Hou, Zengqian ^a   Zaw, Khin ^b   Pan, Guitang ^c   Mo, Xuanxue ^d   Xu, Qiang ^c   Hu, Yunzhong ^a   Li, Xingzhen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Deposit types; Metallogenic epochs; S.W. China; Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

METALLOGENESIS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTING; THRUSTING SYSTEMS;

DELAMINATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; PRECIOUS METALS; RARE EARTHS; TECTONICS;

MINERALOGY;

BASE METAL; COPPER; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33947189531     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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