TEM study of geogas-transported nanoparticles from the Fankou lead-zinc deposit, Guangdong Province, South China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-135

  Wei, Xiaojun ^a   Cao, Jianjin ^a   Holub, R F ^b,c   Hopke, P K ^b   Zhao, Shoujin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealed deposit; Geogas; Nanoparticles; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CU CONCENTRATIONS; GEOGAS; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; PB CONCENTRATION; QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS; SINGLE PARTICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

AGGLOMERATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DEPOSITS; LEAD; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; NICKEL DEPOSITS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

NANOPARTICLES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUATERNARY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

CATENARIA;

EID: 84875586606     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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