Ultra-high pressure metamorphism of granitic gneiss in the Yinggelisayi area, Altun Mountains, NW China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 338-346

  Liu, Liang ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Luo, Jinhai ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Chen, Danling ^a   Zhang, Anda ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Altun Mountains; Continental deep subduction; Granitic gneiss; Supersilicic titanite; UHP metamorphism

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; ROCK MECHANICS;

GRANITIC GNEISS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; PETROGRAPHY; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ALTUN SHAN; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4143055732     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02YD0466     Document Type: Article

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