Geochemical and SHRIMP U-Pb age constraints on the origin of the Qingbulake mafic-ultramafic complex in the West Tianshan mountains, Xinjiang, northwest China

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 819-837

  Zhang, Z H ^a   Mao, J W ^a   Wang, Z L ^a   Pirajno, F ^b,c   Wang, Y B ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper nickel ores; Mafic complex; Petrogenesis; Qingbulake; SHRIMP; Uranium lead dating; West tianshan

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NICKEL; OCEANIC CRUST; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS; SHRIMP DATING; SILURIAN; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

TIEN SHAN;

EID: 77955607920     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120091003739478     Document Type: Article

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