Continuity of the North Qilian and North Qinling orogenic belts, Central Orogenic System of China: Evidence from newly discovered Paleozoic adakitic rocks

Gondwana Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Tseng, Chien Yuan ^a   Yang, Huai Jen ^a   Yang, Houng Yi ^a   Liu, Dunyi ^b   Wu, Cailai ^b   Cheng, Chiu Kuang ^c   Chen, Cheng Hong ^c   Ker, Choon Muar ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adakite; Lower crust; Orogenic belt; Qilian; Qinling; Tethyan

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ADAKITE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE SOURCE; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINLING BELT;

EID: 67651005023     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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