Ocean-continent subduction within the paleotethyan archiopeligic ocean from mineralogical evidence of Muztag ophiolite, Eastern Kunlun mountain. China

Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 309-316

  Lan, Chaoli ^a,b   Li, Jiliang ^b   He, Shunli ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Metamorphic peridotite; Muztag ophiolite; Ocean continent subduction; Olivine; Orthopyroxene; Spinel; Suprasubduction zone

Indexed keywords

OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TETHYS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33645338160     PISSN: 10020705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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