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Since the discovery of Poshi and Poyi intrusions in 1989, geological mapping and prospecting have been successively carried out in the Beishan area (Mao et al. 2008). Surface mapping in the Beishan Terrane shows appreciable extent of alteration and malachite mineralization in the mafic–ultramafic rocks.
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Su, BX. (2014). Mineralization. In: Mafic-ultramafic Intrusions in Beishan and Eastern Tianshan at Southern CAOB: Petrogenesis, Mineralization and Tectonic Implication. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54262-6_8
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