The dynamothermal aureole of the Donqiao ophiolite (northern Tibet)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-65

  Zhou, Mei Fu ^a   Malpas, John ^a   Robinson, Paul T ^b   Reynolds, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0006951895     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-005     Document Type: Article

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