Geochemistry of the Early Paleozoic Baiyan volcanic rocks (NW China): Implications for the tectonic evolution of the North Qilian Orogenic Belt

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-94

  Wang, Christina Yan ^a,b   Zhang, Qi ^a,c   Qian, Qing ^a,c   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; WORLD;

EID: 13244286652     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425970     Document Type: Article

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