Origin and Emplacement of Archean Ophiolites of the Central Orogenic Belt, North China Craton

Developments in Precambrian Geology

Volumn 13, Issue C, 2004, Pages 223-274

  Kusky, Timothy M ^a   Li, Jainghai ^b   Glass, Adam ^c   Huang, X N ^b  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956785517     PISSN: 01662635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2635(04)13007-7     Document Type: Review

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