PGE geochemical characteristics of Tianyu magmatic Cu-Ni deposit: Implications for magma evolution and sulfide segregation

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 680-697

  Tang, Dongmei ^a,b   Qin, Kezhang ^a   Sun, He ^a,b   Qi, Liang ^c   Xiao, Qinghua ^a,b   Su, Benxun ^a,b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern Xinjiang; Geochemistry; Magmatic Cu Ni deposits; Platinum group element; Sulfide segregation; Tianyu

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; NICKEL; SULFIDE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84868023031     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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