Oceanic anoxic events, subduction style and molybdenum mineralization

Oceanic anoxic events, subduction style and molybdenum mineralization

Nearly half of the world's Mo resources are hosted in Cenozoic porphyries along the east Pacific margin. In contrast, there are essentially no large Mo porphyry deposits along the west Pacific. We propose that this uneven distribution is mainly due to Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs) and the differ...

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Main Authors: Wei-dong Sun, Cong-ying Li, Xi-luo Hao, Ming-xing Ling, Trevor Ireland, Xing Ding, Wei-ming Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Solid Earth Sciences
Subjects:
Porphyry Mo deposits
Oceanic anoxic events
Weathering
Pacific
Cretaceous
Jurassic: black shale
Subduction erosion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451912X15000033

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