Origin of the inconsistent apparent Re-Os ages of the Jinchuan Ni-Cu sulfide ore deposit, China: Post-segregation diffusion of Os

Chemical Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 401-418

  Yang, Shenghong ^a,b   Qu, Wenjun ^b   Tian, Yulong ^c   Chen, Jiangfeng ^a   Yang, Gang ^a,b   Du, Andao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Jinchuan Nonferrous Metals Company   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent initial Os isotopic ratio; Apparent Re Os isochron age; China; Diffusion of Os; Jinchuan Ni Cu PGE deposit

Indexed keywords

BADDELEYITE; COOLING; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; OSMIUM; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; JINCHUAN;

EID: 37749005188     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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