Characteristic of eclogitic metasedimentary rocks in the north qilian mountains and its geodynamic implications

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1667-1686

  Li, Jinping ^a,b   Zhang, Jianxin ^a   Yu, Shengyao ^a   Sun, Gang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE SUPPORT SERVICE   (China)

Author keywords

Eclogitic metasedimentary rock; North qilian mountains; Tectonic erosion

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; FACIES ANALYSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISLAND ARC; LASER METHOD; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OPHIOLITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 77950661415     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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