Genesis of the mega-crystal zircons in the dunite veins of North Qaidam mountains, northwestern China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4688-4696

  Meng, FanCong ^a   Zhang, JianXin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Baddeleyite; Dunite; Mega crystal zircon; North Qaidam; Srepentinization

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649083076     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0205-4     Document Type: Article

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