Geochemistry of gold deposits in the Zhangbaling Tectonic Belt, Anhui province, China

International Geology Review

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 612-634

  Huang, Dezhi ^a,b   Wang, Xianying ^a   Yang, Xiaoyong ^b,c   Li, Guoming ^a   Huang, Shiqi ^a   Liu, Zhen ^a   Peng, Zehua ^a   Qiu, Ruilong ^d  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^d Anhui Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

China; east Anhui province; fluid inclusion; gold deposits; hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; REE; Zhangbaling Tectonic Belt

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; ORE-FORMING FLUID; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZ VEIN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOURCE ROCK;

ANHUI; CHINA; ZHANGBALING;

EID: 79952012768     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2010.496225     Document Type: Article

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