Geology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Miaowan ophiolite, Yangtze craton: Implications for South China's amalgamation history with the Rodinian supercontinent

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 577-594

  Peng, Songbai ^a   Kusky, T M ^a   Jiang, X F ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wang, J P ^a   Deng, H ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ophiolite; Proterozoic; Rodinia; Supercontinent; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856220432     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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