Early processes and tectonic model for the Indian - Asian continental collision: Evidence from the Cenozoic Gangdese igneous rocks in Tibet

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1233-1248

  Hou, Zengqian ^a   Mo, Xuanxue ^b   Gao, Yongfeng ^c   Yang, Zhiming ^a   Dong, Guochen ^b   Ding, Lin ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Shijiazhuang College of Economy   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gnagdese igneous rocks; Indo Asian continental collision; Petrology and geochemistry; Slab break off; Subduction of continent; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GRANITE; IGNEOUS ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; SUBDUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 33845949179     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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