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Fluid inclusion and isotopic data on quartz, carbonate, and clay minerals from Carlin-type deposits in two gold grovinces of southwest China suggest the deposits formed at epizonal levels where metamorphic fluids discharged into foreland fold and thrust belts, reacted with sedimentary rocks, and mixed with local meteoric ground waters.
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Hofstra, A.H. et al. (2005). Source of ore fluids in Carlin-type gold deposits, China: Implications for genetic models. In: Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P. (eds) Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27946-6_137
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