Geology and ages of porphyry and medium- to high-sulphidation epithermal gold deposits of the continental margin of Northeast China

International Geology Review

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-310

  Han, Shi Jiong ^a   Sun, Jing Gui ^a   Bai, Ling An ^a   Xing, Shu Wen ^b   Chai, Peng ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Men, Lan Jing ^a   Li, Yi Xin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Continental margin of Northeast China; Geodynamics of metallogenesis; Northeast China metallogenic stages; Porphyry and medium to high sulphidation epithermal gold deposits; West Pacific metallogenic belt

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; COPPER; EMPLACEMENT; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; EURASIAN PLATE; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT; PACIFIC PLATE; PORPHYRY; SUBDUCTION;

CHINA;

EID: 84873653179     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2012.695472     Document Type: Review

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