Methane-rich fluid evolution of the Baogutu porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Xinjiang, NW China

Chemical Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 78-98

  Shen, Ping ^a   Shen, Yuanchao ^a   Wang, Jingbin ^a,b   Zhu, Heping ^a   Wang, Lijuan ^a,b   Meng, Lei ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b China Non ferrous Metals Resource Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Methane rich fluid inclusions; The Baogutu porphyry Cu Mo Au deposit; Western Junggar; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DIORITE; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HALITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENUM; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; QUARTZ;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77953808356     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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