The endogenetic metallogeny of northern Laos and its relation to the intermediate-felsic magmatism at different stages of the Paleotethyan tectonics: A review and synthesis

Northern Laos is at the junction of the Paleo-Tethys convergence and assemblages of several crustal blocks such as the Sibumasu, South China and the Indochina blocks, and also comprises the Houayxay-Sukhothai, the Simao-Phongsaly, the Louang Phrabang-Loei, the Truong Son and the Song Da terranes. During the amalgamation of the terranes derived from Gondwana, calc-alkaline magmatic rocks, peraluminous magmatic rocks, sub-alkaline...