Granitic Magmatism in the North Qaidam Early Paleozoic Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphic Belt, Northwest China

International Geology Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-240

  Cailai, Wu ^a   Wooden, Joseph L ^b   Jingsui, Yang ^a   Robinson, Paul T ^c   Lingsen, Zheng ^a   Rendeng, Shi ^a   Songyong, Chen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PALEOZOIC; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI;

EID: 33645299028     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.48.3.223     Document Type: Article

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