Mineralogy and low-grade metamorphism of early Paleozoic clastic rocks from eastern North Qilian Fold Belt

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-30

  Jiang, Wei Teh ^a   Lin, Hsin Hsu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biotite; Caledonian metamorphism; Clastic rocks; Illite crystallinity; Paragonite; Pyrophyllite; Qilian suture zone

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; ILLITE; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHISM; PYROPHYLLITE;

CHINA;

EID: 0034113921     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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