Orebody vertical structure and implications for ore-forming processes in the Xinxu bauxite deposit, Western Guangxi, China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-244

  Wang, Qingfei ^a   Deng, Jun ^a   Zhang, Qizuan ^a,b   Liu, Huan ^a   Liu, Xuefei ^a   Wan, Li ^c   Li, Ning ^a   Wang, Yanru ^a   Jiang, Chengzhu ^a   Feng, Yuewen ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

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

^c GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bauxite; Guangxi; Karst; Multifractal analysis; Redox

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; GUANGXI; KARST; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; REDOX;

DEPOSITS; FRACTALS; LANDFORMS; ORES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING; WELLS;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

BAUXITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEVONIAN; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; KARST; ORE BODY; PERMIAN; QUATERNARY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 79955725791     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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