Genesis of the Chaoshan gold deposit and its host intrusion, Tongling area: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar ages and elemental and Sr-Nd-O-C-S isotope geochemistry

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1875-1888

  Wang, JianZhong ^a,b   Li, JianWei ^b   Zhao, XinFu ^c   Qian, ZhuangZhi ^a   Ma, ChangQian ^b  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

40 Ar 39 Ar dating; Chaoshan gold deposit; Isotope geochemistry; Lithospheric extension; Metallogeny; Tongling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NEODYMIUM; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; ZIRCON;

40 AR/39 AR DATING; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERIC EXTENSION; METALLOGENY; TONGLING;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GOLD; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; ORE BODY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGRAPHY; SHRIMP DATING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TONGLING;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84977993133     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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