Application of the modern ophiolite concept with special reference to Precambrian ophiolites

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-341

  Kusky, Timothy M ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Dilek, Yildirim ^b   Robinson, Paul ^a,c   Peng, Song Bai ^a   Huang, Xu Ya ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Craton; Greenstone belt; Ophiolite; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CRATON; EARLY EARTH; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GREENSTONE BELTS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; OPHIOLITE COMPLEX; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK SEQUENCE; SALIENT FEATURES; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

TECTONICS;

LITHOLOGY;

CRATON; GREENSTONE BELT; LITERATURE REVIEW; OPHIOLITE; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 79952363122     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4175-4     Document Type: Review

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