40Ar-39Ar age, geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes of the Neoproterozoic Lengshuiqing Cu-Ni sulfide-bearing mafic-ultramafic complex, SW China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 98-124

  Zhu, Wei Guang ^a,b   Zhong, Hong ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^b   Liu, Bing Guang ^c   Deng, Hai Lin ^a   Qin, Yu ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d Sichuan Bureau of Metallurgical Geology and Mineral Exploration   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar age; Cu Ni sulfide deposit; Geochemistry; Lengshuiqing; Mafic ultramafic complex; Sr Nd Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SULFIDE GROUP; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 34047258138     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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