Molybdenite Re-Os precise dating for molybdenite from Cu-Au-Mo deposits in the Middle-Lower reaches of Yangtze River Belt and its implications for mineralization

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-131

  Mao, Jingwen ^a,b   Stein, Holly ^c   Du, Andao ^a   Zhou, Taofa ^d   Mei, Yanxiong ^a   Li, Yongfeng ^a   Zang, Wenshuan ^b   Li, Jinwen ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Middle Lower Yangtze river ore belt; Porphyry skarn manto Cu Au Mo deposits; Re Os isotopic dating

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRETACEOUS; DATING METHOD; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; MOLYBDENUM; ORE DEPOSIT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 4143134138     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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