Eclogites in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau and their geodynamic implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2556-2567

  Zhang, Kai Jun ^a,b   Tang, Xian Chun ^b,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Lithospheric deep subduction; Plate tectonics; Tethys; Tibetan Plateau; Ultrahigh pressure metamorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349412968     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0407-9     Document Type: Article

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