New geochronological data from the Paleozoic and Mesozoic nappe structures, igneous rocks, and molybdenite in the North Wuyi area, Southeast China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 519-533

  Yu, Xinqi ^a   Wu, Ganguo ^a   Zhao, Xixi ^b   Zhang, Da ^a   Di, Yongjun ^a   Qiu, Junting ^a   Dai, Yanpei ^a   Li, Chunlin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metallogenic epoch; Nappe structures; North Wuyi in Southeast China; U Pb SHRIMP zircon dating

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCK; MESOZOIC; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; NAPPE; ORE DEPOSIT; PALEOZOIC;

CHINA;

EID: 84863876846     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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