Geochemistry and geochronology of the metamorphic sole underlying the Xigaze Ophiolite, Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone, South Tibet

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 149-162

  Guilmette, Carl ^a   Hébert, Réjean ^a   Wang, Chengshan ^b   Villeneuve, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Amphibolite; Geochemistry; Metamorphic sole; Suprasubduction zone; Tibet

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CLINOPYROXENE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; OPHIOLITE; PETROGRAPHY; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE ZONE; XIZANG;

EID: 68549088711     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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