Advance in the study of Neoproterozoic mafic-ultramafic rocks in the western margin of the Yangtze Craton

Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-263

  Zhu, Wei Guang ^a,b   Liu, Bing Guang ^c   Deng, Hai Lin ^a   Zhong, Hong ^a   Li, Chao Yang ^a   Pi, Dao Hui ^a,b   Li, Zhi De ^d   Qin, Yu ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^e Bur of Metall Geol/Mineral Explor   (China)

Author keywords

Mafic ultramafic rocks; Neoproterozoic; Western margin of the Yangtze craton

Indexed keywords

MAFIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 4544351435     PISSN: 10072802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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