Metallogeny and environmental impact of Hg in Zn deposits in China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-160

  Yin, Runsheng ^a,b   Feng, Xinbin ^a   Li, Zhonggen ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a   Bi, Xianwu ^a   Li, Guanghui ^a,b   Liu, Jinling ^a,b   Zhu, Jingjing ^a,b   Wang, Jianxu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENETICS; EMISSION SOURCES; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; GEOMETRIC MEAN; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MANTLE SOURCE; METALLOGENY; MISSISSIPPI; ORE FORMATION; ORE-TYPE; VOLCANIC-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS; ZINC CONCENTRATES;

DEPOSITS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOMETRY; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC; ZINC DEPOSITS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC SMELTING;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BRINE; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METALLOGENESIS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SMELTING; ZINC;

CHINA; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855444847     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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