Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Huashan granites and their implications for the Mesozoic tectonic settings in the Xiaoqinling gold mineralization belt, NW China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 276-289

  Hu, Jian ^a,b   Jiang, Shao Yong ^b   Zhao, Hai Xiang ^c   Shao, Yi ^a,d   Zhang, Zun Zhong ^a   Xiao, E ^a,b   Wang, Yan Fen ^a   Dai, Bao Zhang ^b   Li, Hai Yong ^a  

^a East China Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau for Non Ferrous Metals   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adakitic rocks; High Ba Sr granites; Huashan granitic batholith; Petrogenesis; Xiaoqinling orogen

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; BARIUM; BATHOLITH; GOLD; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; MINERALIZATION; OROGENIC BELT; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; STRONTIUM; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; XIAOQINLING;

EID: 84863860410     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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