Geology of the Sandaowanzi telluride gold deposit of the northern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Geochronology and tectonic controls

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Liu, Junlai ^a   Bai, Xiangdong ^a   Zhao, Shengjin ^a   Tran, MyDung ^a,b   Zhang, Zhaochong ^a   Zhao, Zhidan ^a   Zhao, Haibin ^c   Lu, Jun ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c Heilongjiang Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Sandaowanzi in Northeast China

Indexed keywords

DIABASE; DIKE; EXTENSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; GRANITE; HOST ROCK; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TELLURIDE; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; DA HINGGAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79953163360     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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