Three Fe-Ti oxide ore-bearing gabbro-granitoid complexes in the panxi region of the Permian Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 773-812

  Shellnutt, J Gregory ^a   Wang, Kuo Lung ^b   Zellmer, Georg F ^b   Iizuka, Yoshiyuki ^b   Jahn, Bor Ming ^c   Pang, Kwan Nang ^c   Qi, Liang ^d   Zhou, Mei Fu ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A type granites; Emeishan large igneous province; Fe Ti oxide deposit; Fractional crystallization; Late Permian; Layered gabbro

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; ENCLAVE; FELSIC ROCK; FLOOD BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; GRANITOID; IRON; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDE GROUP; PARENT MATERIAL; PERMIAN; PLUTON; TITANIUM;

CHINA; PANXI; SICHUAN;

EID: 84863229314     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/09.2011.02     Document Type: Article

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