Ultra-high pressure minerals in the Luobusa Ophiolite, Tibet, and their tectonic implications

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 226, Issue , 2004, Pages 247-271

  Robinson, Paul T ^a,b   Bai, Wen Ji ^b   Malpas, John ^a   Yang, Jing Sui ^b   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a   Fang, Qing Song ^b   Hu, Xu Feng ^c   Cameron, Stanley ^c   Staudigel, Hubert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; OPHIOLITE; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 5544306579     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.226.01.14     Document Type: Article

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