Geochemical and geochronological constraints on the origin and emplacement of the Yarlung Zangbo ophiolites, Southern Tibet

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 218, Issue , 2004, Pages 191-206

  Malpas, John ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a   Robinson, Paul T ^a,b   Reynolds, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TETHYS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

SOLEIDAE;

EID: 2942607246     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.218.01.11     Document Type: Article

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