Discovery of eclogite and its geological significance in Qiangtang area, central Tibet

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1095-1100

  Li, Cai ^a   Zhai, Qingguo ^b   Dong, Yongsheng ^a   Huang, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Qianghai Tibet Plateau; Qiangtang; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748928470     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-1095-3     Document Type: Article

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