SIMS U–Pb zircon geochronology of porphyry Cu–Au–(Mo) deposits in the Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, eastern China: Magmatic response to early Cretaceous lithospheric extension

• Published in: Lithos Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 427 - 438
• Main Authors: Li, Xian-Hua, Li, Wu-Xian, Wang, Xuan-Ce, Li, Qiu-Li, Liu, Yu, Tang, Guo-Qiang, Gao, Yu-Ya, Wu, Fu-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Freshwater; Porphyry Cu–Au–(Mo) deposits; SE China; SIMS U–Pb zircon geochronology; Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt; China, People's Rep., Changjiang R; SE China; Porphyry Cu–Au–(Mo) deposits; Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt; SIMS U–Pb zircon geochronology

The middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River is one of the most important metallogenic belts in China, hosting numerous Cu–Fe–Au–Mo deposits. Previous chronological and geochemical investigations mostly focused on the magmatic rocks and associated deposits in the lower reaches of the river, but the...