The aoyougou mafic-ultramafic complex in the North Qilian Mountains, Northwest China: A possible middle proterozoic ophiolite along the southern margin of the North China Craton

International Geology Review

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 841-856

  Zhaochong, Zhang ^a   Jingwen, Mao ^b   Robinson, Paul T ^c   Zhou, Mei Fu ^d   Guochao, Zuo ^e   Jianmin, Yang ^b   Zhiliang, Wang ^b   Zuoheng, Zhang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Gansu Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC;

CHINA;

EID: 0242338519     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.45.9.841     Document Type: Article

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