Uplift mechanism of high-pressure metamorphic rocks, South Tianshan, Xinjiang

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Gao, Jun ^a   He, Guoqi ^a   Li, Maosong ^a   Xiao, Xuchang ^b   Tang, Yaoqing ^b   Zhao, Min ^b   Wang, Jun ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Blueschist; p T t path; South tianshan; Uplift mechanism

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST; P/T CONDITIONS; ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; UPLIFT;

CHINA, TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0030428031     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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