A review of mineral systems and associated tectonic settings of northern Xinjiang, NW China

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-185

  Pirajno, Franco ^a,b   Seltmann, Reimar ^a   Yang, Yongqiang ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Mineral system; Northern Xinjiang of NW China; Porphyry and epithermal deposits; Volcanogenic massive sulphides and skarn systems

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGMATISM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; PORPHYRY; SHEAR ZONE; SKARN; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; SULFIDE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79955633017     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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