Geochronology and geochemistry of the granites from the Mengku iron deposit, Altay mountains, northwest China: Implications for its tectonic setting and metallogenesis

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 803-818

  Yang, F ^a   Mao, J ^a   Liu, F ^a   Chai, F ^b   Guo, Z ^c   Zhou, G ^d   Geng, X ^a   Gao, J ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c No 706 Geological Party of the Xinjiang Geology and Exploration Bureau for Nonferrous Metals   (China)

^d No 4 Geological Party of the Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Altay mountains; China; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Granite; Mengku iron deposit

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; IRON ORE; METALLOGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PLUTON; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 77955614652     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2010.495464     Document Type: Article

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