Late Paleozoic subduction system in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Evidences from geochronology and geochemistry of the Xiaohuangshan ophiolite in the Beishan orogenic belt

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 463-475

  Zheng, Rongguo ^a   Wu, Tairan ^a   Zhang, Wen ^a   Xu, Cao ^a   Meng, Qingpeng ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Beishan; CAOB; Ophiolite; SHRIMP; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SERPENTINIZATION; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BEISHAN; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84872806933     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.10.033     Document Type: Article

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