LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry and kinetics of the Wenquan ore-bearing granites from West Qinling, China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-131

  Cao, Xiaofeng ^a   Lü, Xinbiao ^a   Yao, Shuzhen ^a   Mei, Wei ^a   Zou, Xiaoyan ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Liu, Shentai ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Su, Yuyun ^a   Zhang, Bin ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Beijing Kuangtong Resource Development Consulting Company Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; U Pb age; Wenquan Mo bearing granites; West Qinling; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; LA-ICP-MS; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; MESOZOIC; MINERALISATION; MONZOGRANITE; NORTH CHINA CRATON; ORE FORMATION; OROGENIC BELTS; PACIFIC PLATES; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTINGS; U-PB AGE; U-PB ZIRCON; WEST QINLING; WEST QINLING OROGENIC BELT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BARIUM; DEPOSITS; EUROPIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; GRANITE; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; MICA; MINERALOGY; ORES; TECTONICS; ZIRCON; ZIRCON DEPOSITS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

COPPER; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENUM; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENIC BELT; PACIFIC PLATE; PLUTON; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING MOUNTAINS; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 82455209517     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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