Mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of lateritic bauxite deposits in the Wuchuan-Zheng'an-Daozhen area, Northern Guizhou Province, China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-59

  Gu, Jing ^a,b   Huang, Zhilong ^a   Fan, Hongpeng ^a   Jin, Zhongguo ^c   Yan, Zaifei ^a   Zhang, Jiawei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Guizhou Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration for Nonferrous Metals   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Lateritic bauxite deposit; Mineralogy; Ore forming process; Precursor; Wuchuan Zheng'an Daozhen area

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CONCENTRATION VARIATION; GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; MINERALOGY , GEOCHEMISTRIES; ORE-FORMING PROCESS; PRECURSOR; WUCHUAN-ZHENG'AN-DAOZHEN AREA;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; KAOLINITE; LIMESTONE; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; SHALE; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; ZIRCONIUM;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

EID: 84876796804     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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