Mineralogical and geochemical investigations of the Dajia Salento-type bauxite deposits, western Guangxi, China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-152

  Liu, Xuefei ^a,b   Wang, Qingfei ^a,b   Deng, Jun ^a,b   Zhang, Qizuan ^a,b,c   Sun, Silei ^a,b   Meng, Jianyin ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c The Bureau of Geo exploration Guangxi and Mineral Development   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Ore forming process; Parent rocks; Salento type bauxite deposit; Western Guangxi

Indexed keywords

GUANGXI; ORE-FORMING; ORE-FORMING PROCESS; SALENTO; SALENTO-TYPE BAUXITE DEPOSIT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; HAFNIUM; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOILS; TANTALUM; TEXTURES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; ZIRCON; ZIRCONIUM;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

BAUXITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; PERMIAN; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 77954177622     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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