Age, geochemistry and tectonic setting of Buqingshan ophiolites, North Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-596

  Bian, Qian Tao ^a   Li, Di Hui ^b   Pospelov, I ^c   Yin, Lei Ming ^d   Li, Hong Sheng ^a   Zhao, Da Sheng ^a   Chang, Cheng Fa ^a   Luo, Xiao Quan ^a   Gao, Shan Lin ^a   Astrakhantsev, O ^c   Chamov, N ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

East Kunlun Shan; Ophiolite; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OPHIOLITE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 3042681497     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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