Iron isotopic constraints on the genesis of Bayan Obo ore deposit, Inner Mongolia, China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 235, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-106

  Sun, Jian ^a   Zhu, Xiangkun ^a   Chen, Yuelong ^b   Fang, Nan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bayan Obo; Carbonatite; Iron isotopes; Iron ore; Magmatic origin; REE

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; HEMATITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAGMATISM; MAGNETITE; METALLOGENESIS; NIOBIUM; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BAYAN OBO; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84880638616     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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