Ophiolites in China: Their distribution, ages and tectonic settings

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 218, Issue , 2004, Pages 541-566

  Zhang, Q ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Zhou, G Q ^c   Qian, Q ^a   Robinson, Paul T ^d  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; OBDUCTION; OPHIOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERTIARY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CARBONIFEROUS;

EID: 2942522393     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.218.01.28     Document Type: Article

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