Sr and Nd isotope geochemistry of fluorites from the Maoniuping REE deposit, Sichuan Province, China: Implications for the source of ore-forming fluids

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 643-648

  Huang, Z L ^a,b   Xu, C ^a,c   Liu, C Q ^a   Xu, D R ^a,c   Li, W B ^a,c   Guan, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fluorites; Maoniuping REE deposit; Ore forming fluids; Sr and nd isotope

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FLUORSPAR; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; ORE DEPOSITS; STRONTIUM;

MAONIUPING REE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUIDS; STRONTIUM AND NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBONATITE; FLUORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SYENITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 34047198650     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00150-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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