Rb-Sr isotopic dating of sphalerite from the giant Huize Zn-Pb ore field, Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Yin, Mudan ^a,b   Li, Wenbo ^c   Sun, Xiwen ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Peking University   (China)

^d BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Emeishan basalt; Giant Huize Zn Pb ore field; MVT deposit; Rb Sr isotopic dating

Indexed keywords

BASALT; COPPER; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; ORES; RUBIDIUM; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC SULFIDE;

EMEISHAN BASALT; FLOOD BASALTS; FLUID MIGRATION; GIANT HUIZE ZN-PB ORE FIELD; MVT DEPOSIT; RB-SR ISOTOPIC DATING;

ZINC;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FLOOD BASALT; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECISION; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SPHALERITE; UPLIFT; ZINC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 58449087078     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11631-009-0070-5     Document Type: Article

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