Eclogite and carpholite-bearing metasedimentary rocks in the North Qilian suture zone, NW China: Implications for Early Palaeozoic cold oceanic subduction and water transport into mantle

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 547-563

  Song, S G ^a,b   Zhang, L F ^a   Niu, Y ^b   Wei, C J ^a   Liou, J G ^c   Shu, G M ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Eclogitefacies metapelite; Lawsoniteand carpholite; NorthQilian suture zone; Oceanicsubduction and exhumation

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST FACIES; ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; GEOBAROMETRY; LAWSONITE; MANTLE; METAPELITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; PETROLOGY; PHENGITE; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34250741504     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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