Tectonic implications from Re-Os dating of Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the East Qinling-Dabie orogenic belt

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 4607-4626

  Mao, J W ^a   Xie, G Q ^a   Bierlein, F ^b   Qu W J ^a   Du, A D ^a   Ye, H S ^a   Pirajno, F ^c   Li, H M ^a   Guo, B J ^d   Li, Y F ^d   Yang, Z Q ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^e Henan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; DELAMINATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EMPLACEMENT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENUM; OROGENIC BELT; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING MOUNTAINS; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 50049097151     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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