The Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone ophiolitic mélange (southern Tibet): New insights from geochemistry of ultramafic rocks

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 937-960

  Dupuis, C ^a   Hebert R ^a   Dubois Cote V ^a   Guilmette, C ^a   Wang, C S ^b   Li, Y L ^b   Li, Z J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Melt mantle interactions; M lange; Ophiolites; Supra subduction; Tibet

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; SUTURE ZONE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE ZONE; WORLD;

EID: 27744587414     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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