Bayan obo controversy: Carbonatites versus Iron Oxide-Cu-Au-(REE-U)

Resource Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-354

  Wu, Chengyu ^a  

^a Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; COPPER COMPOUND; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON ORE; IRON OXIDE; LITHOLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

BAYAN OBO; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 55849090321     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2008.00069.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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