TEM observation of geogas-carried particles from the Changkeng concealed gold deposit, Guangdong Province, South China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-253

  Cao, Jianjin ^a,b   Hu, Ruizhong ^b   Liang, Zhirong ^a   Peng, Zhuolun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Concealed deposit; Geogas; Implications; Origin; Particles

Indexed keywords

CONCEALED DEPOSIT; GEOGAS; IMPLICATIONS; ORIGIN; PARTICLES;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GOLD; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); MINERAL RESOURCES; ORES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GOLD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG;

EID: 64149122930     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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