An ophiolitic tectonic melange first discovered in Huashan area, south margin of Qinling Orogenic Belt, and its tectonic implications

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 292-302

  Dong, Yunpeng ^a,b   Zhang, Guowei ^b   Lai, Shaocong ^b   Zhou, Dingwu ^b   Zhu, Bingquan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Huashan; Oceanic basin; Ophiolitic tectonic melange; Qinling Orogenic Belt; Suture zone; Xiangfan Guangji fault

Indexed keywords

MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONICS;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0032880769     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02878966     Document Type: Article

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