Palaeozoic multiphase magmatism at Barleik Mountain, southern West Junggar, Northwest China: Implications for tectonic evolution of the West Junggar

International Geology Review

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 633-656

  Xu, Zhao ^a   Han, Bao Fu ^a   Ren, Rong ^a   Zhou, Yin Zhang ^a   Su, Li ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b China University of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

CAOB; Island arc; Palaeozoic; Post collision; Subduction accretion; West Junggar

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CAMBRIAN; COLLISION ZONE; DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; DIORITE; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; PALEOZOIC; SERPENTINITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRONDHJEMITE;

CHINA; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84876408600     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2012.741315     Document Type: Article

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