A Caledonian convergent border along the southern margin of the Qilian terrane, NW China: Evidence from eclogite, garnet-peridotite, ophiolite, and s-type granite

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 142-160

  Yang, Jingsui ^a   Xu, Zhiqin ^a   Li, Haibing ^a   Wu, Cailai ^a   Zhang, Jianxin ^a   Shi, Rendeng ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eclogite; Garnet peridotite; Ophiolite; Orogenic belt; Qaidam; Qilian; S type granite

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; ECLOGITE; GRANITE; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; S TYPE ROCK;

CHINA;

EID: 0034031001     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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