Opening of the Tethys in southwest China and its significance to the breakup of East Gondwanaland in late Paleozoic: Evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for the Garzê ophiolite block

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-264

  Yan, Quanren ^a   Wang, Zongqi ^a   Liu, Shuwen ^b   Li, Qiugen ^b   Zhang, Hongyuan ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Liu, Dunyi ^a   Shi, Yuruo ^a   Jian, Ping ^a   Wang, Jianguo ^c   Zhang, Dehui ^c   Zhao, Jian ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Breakup of East Gondwanaland; Gabbro; Garz ophiolite block; Garz Litang Tethys; SHRIMP analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749666679     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04WD0303     Document Type: Article

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