Paragenesis, stable isotopes, and molybdenite Re-Os isotope age of the Lala Iron-Copper deposit, Southwest China

Economic Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 459-480

  Chen, Wei Terry ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLANITE; AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES METAMORPHISM; IRON-COPPER; ISOTOPE AGE; K-FELDSPAR; MAGMATISMS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; NEOPROTEROZOIC; OREBODIES; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; SOUTHWEST CHINA; STABLE ISOTOPES; YANGTZE BLOCK;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; FLUORSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; OSMIUM; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SODIUM; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR;

ISOTOPES;

ALBITE; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; COPPER; GREENSCHIST; HOST ROCK; IRON ORE; METALLOGENESIS; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; ORE BODY; PARAGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SHEAR ZONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT;

CHINA; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84860243114     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.107.3.459     Document Type: Article

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