The fragment of Paleo-Tethys ophiolite from central Qiangtang, Tibet: Geochemical evidence of metabasites in Guoganjianian

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1302-1309

  Zhai, QingGuo ^a,b   Li, Cai ^b   Huang, XiaoPeng ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metabasite; Ophiolite; Paleo Tethys; Qiangtang

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METABASALT; METABASITES; OPHIOLITE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BACKARC BASIN; CUMULATE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; METABASALT; METABASITE; METAGABBRO; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TETHYS; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QIANGTANG BASIN; XIZANG;

ARANEAE;

EID: 34548732733     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0051-7     Document Type: Article

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