Crustal evolution of the Saykhandulaan Inlier, Mongolia: Implications for Palaeozoic arc magmatism, polyphase deformation and terrane accretion in the Southeast Gobi Mineral Belt

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 142-164

  Blight, James H S ^a   Cunningham, Dickson ^a   Petterson, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arc magmatism; Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Mongolia; Palaeozoic terrane accretion; Southeast Gobi Mineral Belt

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BACKARC BASIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; TERRANE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 41149143324     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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