Origin of Fe-Ti oxide ores in mafic intrusions: Evidence from the Panzhihua intrusion, SW China

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-313

  Pang, Kwan Nang ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a   Lindsley, Donald ^b   Zhao, Donggao ^c   Malpas, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ELIP; Fe Ti oxide ore; Layered intrusion; Panzhihua; QUILF

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; EXSOLUTION; FRACTIONATION; IRON OXIDE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; ORE DEPOSIT; TITANOMAGNETITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EMEISHAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PANZHIHUA; SICHUAN;

EID: 39049168225     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm082     Document Type: Article

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