Discovery of deerite from the Aksu Precambrian blueschist terrane and its geological significance

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-239

  Zhang, Lifei ^a   Jiang, Wenbo ^a   Wei, Chunjing ^a   Dong, Shenbao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aksu of Xinjiang; Deerite; Geothermal gradient (10 C km); Precambrian blueschist

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST; DEERITE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHISM; PRECAMBRIAN;

CHINA; XINJIANG PROVINCE;

EID: 0032824709     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02878960     Document Type: Article

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