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Research Article

Petrogenesis and zircon U-Pb ages of the Late Paleozoic high-potassic Sonkul and Kokturpak plutons in Kyrgyz Tien Shan, with implications for related skarn-porphyry W-Au(-Cu-Mo) mineralization

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Received 01 Apr 2024, Accepted 17 Apr 2024, Published online: 22 Apr 2024

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