A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-234

  Yang, Fuquan ^a   Mao, Jingwen ^a   Bierlein, Frank P ^b   Pirajno, Franco ^c,d   Zhao, Caisheng ^e   Ye, Huishou ^a   Liu, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b School of Earth and Environment   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Epithermal gold deposits; North Xinjiang; Tectonic setting; Time space distribution

Indexed keywords

CHINA; EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS; NORTH XINJIANG; TECTONIC SETTING; TIME-SPACE DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FELDSPAR; FLUIDS; GOLD; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SULFATE MINERALS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GEODYNAMICS; GOLD; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOLOGY; METALLOGENESIS; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

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

EID: 63649120138     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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