Discovery of the boninite series volcanic rocks in the Bangong Lake ophiolite mélange, western Tibet, and its tectonic implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1272-1278

  Shi, Rendeng ^a   Yang, Jingsui ^a   Xu, Zhiqin ^a   Qi, Xuexiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bangong Lake; Boninite; Intra oceanic subduction; Ophiolite m lange; Tibet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749660351     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0006     Document Type: Article

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