Geochronology and geochemistry of Early Permian mafic-ultramafic complexes in the Beishan area, Xinjiang, NW China: Implications for late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Altaids

Gondwana Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 466-478

  Ao, S J ^a,b   Xiao, W J ^a   Han, C M ^a   Mao, Q G ^a   Zhang, J E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Altaids; Beishan; Geochemistry; Hf isotopes; Hongshishan complex; Tectonics; U Pb zircon age

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; OUTCROP; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BEISHAN; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77954952152     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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