Geochemistry of hornblende gabbros from Sonidzuoqi, Inner Mongolia, North China: Implications for magmatism during the final stage of suprasubduction-zone ophiolite formation

International Geology Review

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-373

  Zhang, Xiaohui ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Zhang, Hongfu ^a   Tang, Yanjie ^a   Zhai, Mingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Geochemistry; Hornblende gabbro; Petrogenesis; Suprasubduction zone ophiolite

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SHRIMP DATING; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 75449093211     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810802712103     Document Type: Article

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