Initiation and evolution of intra-oceanic subduction in the Uralides: Geochemical and isotopic constraints from Devonian oceanic rocks of the Southern Urals, Russia

Island Arc

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-25

  Spadea, Piera ^a   D'Antonio, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Forearc ophiolites; Geochemistry; Intra oceanic island arc; Metamorphic sole; Nd isotopes; Pb isotopes; Southern Uralides; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EURASIA; URALS;

EID: 33644795444     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2006.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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