Geology and geochemistry of the Bingdaban ophiolitic mélange in the boundary fault zone on the northern Central Tianshan Belt, and its tectonic implications

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Dong, YunPeng ^a   Zhang, GuoWei ^a   Zhou, DingWu ^a,b   Luo, JinHai ^a   Zhang, ChengLi ^a   Xia, LinQi ^c   Xu, XueYi ^c   Li, XiangMin ^c  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bingdaban; Geochemistry; Ophiolite; Suture zone; Tianshan orogenic belt

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; TECTONICS;

MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEANIC RIDGE; OPHIOLITES; OROGENIC BELT; SUTURE ZONE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT ZONE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MELANGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 33846433685     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-2071-8     Document Type: Article

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