Petrological, geochemical and chronological constraints for the tectonic setting of the Dongco ophiolite in Tibet

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 660-671

  Bao, PeiSheng ^a   Xiao, XuChang ^a   Su, Li ^b   Wang, Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bangong Nujiang suture zone; Dongco ophiolite; Geochemistry; SHRIMPU Pb dating for zircon; Whole rock dating of 39Ar 40Ar

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DEPLETED MANTLE; ENRICHED MANTLE;

TECTONICS;

CHRONOLOGY; CONVERGENT MARGIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; LAVA; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SHRIMP DATING; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

ARANEAE;

EID: 38549160051     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0045-5     Document Type: Article

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