Metabasic rock on the south side of Mayin'ebo fault in the south margin of Altay mountains, Xinjiang, and its geological implications

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 738-746

  Zhou, Gang ^a,b   Zhang, Zhao Chong ^c   Yang, Wen Ping ^b   Gu, Gao Zhong ^b   Zhang, Xiao Lin ^b   Luo, Shi Bin ^b   Wang, Xiang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Ertix Mayin'ebo suture zone; Geochemistry; Metabasic rock

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MELTING; NEODYMIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SAMARIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BACK ARC BASIN; METABASIC ROCK; SUTURE ZONE; VOLCANIC ARC;

ROCKS;

EID: 32344452460     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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