Geological and geochemical characteristics of the Sawaya'erdun gold deposit, southwestern Chinese Tianshan

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 125-156

  Liu, Jiajun ^a,b,c   Zheng, Minghua ^d   Cook, Nigel J ^e   Long, Xunrong ^e   Deng, Jun ^a   Zhai, Yusheng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Sawaya'erdun gold deposit; Southwestern Chinese Tianshan

Indexed keywords

METALLOGENIC PROCESS; MINERALIZATION; ORE MINERALS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; SCHWAGERINA;

EID: 34548083791     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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