A brief review of ophiolites in China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 308-324

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Wang, Christina Yan ^b   Liu, Dunyi ^a   Jian, Ping ^a   Qian, Qing ^a   Zhou, Guoqing ^c   Robinson, Paul T ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ages; China; Distribution; Geochemistry; Ophiolites; Petrology; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 41849103842     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.11.012     Document Type: Review

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