Mesozoic radiolarian chert from the middle sector of the Yarlung Zangbo suture zone, Tibet and its tectonic implications

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 348-357

  Zhu, Jie ^a,b   Du, Yuansheng ^a   Liu, Zaoxue ^b   Feng, Qinglai ^a   Tian, Wangxue ^b   Li, Jinping ^b   Wang, Changping ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Hubei Institute of Regional Geology and Mineral Resources Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Mesozoic; Radiolarian chert; Sedimentary geochemistry; Tibet; Yarlung Zangbo suture zone

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

RADIOLARIAN CHERT; TETHYAN OCEAN BASIN; YARLUNG ZANGBO SUTURE ZONE;

TECTONICS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHERT; MESOZOIC; RADIOLARIA; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE ZONE;

EID: 33750578069     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-006-0348-y     Document Type: Article

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