Geology, petrology and geochemistry of the Baishiquan Ni-Cu-bearing mafic-ultramafic intrusions in Xinjiang, NW China: Implications for tectonics and genesis of ores

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 218-235

  Chai, Fengmei ^a,b   Zhang, Zhaochong ^b   Mao, Jingwen ^b   Dong, Lianhui ^c   Zhang, Zuoheng ^d   Wu, Hua ^c  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

Baishiquan; Geochemistry; Mafic ultramafic intrusions; Magmatic Cu Ni deposit; NW China; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; NICKEL; OROGENY; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SULFIDE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TIEN SHAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

LILE;

EID: 41149130893     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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