High-pressure metamorphic belt in Qiangtang, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and its tectonic significance

Geological Bulletin of China

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-35

  Li, Cai ^a   Dong, Yong Sheng ^a   Zhai, Qing Guo ^b   Yu, Jie Jiang ^a   Huang, Xiao Peng ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

High pressure (HP) metamorphic belt; Lungmu Co Shuanghu suture zone; Qiangtang; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Tectonic significance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349329444     PISSN: 16712552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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