Fluid inclusions of the high-pressure granulites from the Namche Barwa complex of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, Tibet: Fluid composition and evolution in the continental subduction-zone

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 44-56

  Shen, Kun ^a   Wang, Jinli ^b   Dong, Xin ^b  

^a Shandong Finance Institute   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonic fluid; Eastern Himalayan syntaxis; Fluid inclusion; High pressure granulite; Namche Barwa complex

Indexed keywords

EXHUMATION; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; NAMJAGBARWA FENG; XIZANG;

EID: 76349088038     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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