Age and evolution of late Mesozoic metamorphic core complexes in southern Siberia and northern Mongolia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 405-421

  Donskaya, Tanlen V ^a   Windley, B F ^b   Mazukabzov, A M ^a   Kroner A ^c   Sklyarov, E V ^a   Gladkochub, Dmitry P ^a   Ponomarchuk, V A ^d   Badarch, G ^e   Reichow, M K ^b   Hegner, E ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; CRETACEOUS; DIABASE; EMPLACEMENT; FOOTWALL; GABBRO; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MYLONITE; OROGENIC BELT; ORTHOGNEISS; RHYOLITE; SYENITE;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TRANSBAIKALIA;

EID: 38949109318     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-162     Document Type: Article

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