Critical Metals Ga, Ge and In in the Global Pb-Zn Deposits: Current Understanding, Challenges and Perspectives

Yi Zheng; Peng-Peng Yu; Zhan-Ke Li; Suo-Fei Xiong; Ling-Li Zhou; Jia-Xi Zhou; Chang-Ming Wang; Yu-Miao Meng; Yu Zhang; Ye-Jian Wang; Jing Xu; Yue Wu; Lan-Xuan Guo; Taiping Zhao

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Journal of Earth Science ›› 2023, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 1308 -1311. DOI: 10.1007/s12583-023-1909-0

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Critical Metals Ga, Ge and In in the Global Pb-Zn Deposits: Current Understanding, Challenges and Perspectives

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¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Geological Process and Mineral Resources Survey, School of Earth Sciences and Geological Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China

² State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China

³ Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Strategic Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China

⁴ Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam de Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands

⁵ Key Laboratory of Critical Minerals Metallogeny in Universities of Yunnan Province, School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, 650500, Kunming, China

⁶ State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, 100083, Beijing, China

⁷ State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 550081, Guiyang, China

⁸ Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, China

⁹ Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 310012, Hangzhou, China

¹⁰ Zijin School of Geology and Mining, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, China

¹¹ Key Laboratory of Exploration Technologies for Oil and Gas Resources, Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, 430100, Wuhan, China

¹² Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemetal Co., Ltd, 518000, Shenzhen, China

¹³ Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510640, Guangzhou, China

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Yi Zheng, Peng-Peng Yu, Zhan-Ke Li, Suo-Fei Xiong, Ling-Li Zhou, Jia-Xi Zhou, Chang-Ming Wang, Yu-Miao Meng, Yu Zhang, Ye-Jian Wang, Jing Xu, Yue Wu, Lan-Xuan Guo, Taiping Zhao. Critical Metals Ga, Ge and In in the Global Pb-Zn Deposits: Current Understanding, Challenges and Perspectives. Journal of Earth Science, 2023, 34(4): 1308-1311 DOI:10.1007/s12583-023-1909-0

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