Vertical variations and dispersion of elements in arid desert regolith: A case study from the Jinwozi gold deposit, northwestern China

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Wang, Xueqiu ^a,b,c   Wen, Xueqin ^b,c   Rong, Ye ^d   Liu, Zhangyuan ^a,b   Sun, Binbin ^a,b   Zhao, Shanding ^b,c   Shi, Shujuan ^a,b   Wei, Hualing ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION   (China)

^b 562 Comprehensive Geological Inst   (China)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Desert regolith; Geochemical variations; Jinwozi gold deposit; Migration mechanism; Partial leach

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; DEALLOYING; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD COATINGS; LANDFORMS; LEACHING; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE SAMPLING; ORES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; DESERT REGOLITH; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; GEOCHEMICAL VARIATIONS; MIGRATION MECHANISMS; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ADSORPTION; ANOMALY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; LEACHING; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE BODY; REGOLITH; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34248642867     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/07-131     Document Type: Article

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