Ultramafic blocks in Sumdo region, Lhasa block, Eastern Tibet plateau: An ophiolite unit

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-347

  Chen, Songyong ^a   Yang, Jingsui ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Xu, Xiangzhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Lhasa block; Ophiolite; Sumdo; Ultramafic rock

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECLOGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; PERMIAN; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LHASA; XIZANG;

EID: 70349973786     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-009-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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