The petrological and mineralogical characteristics of Cenozoic kamafugite and carbonatite association in West Qinling, Gansu province: China

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 72, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2003, Pages 161-179

  Xuehu, Yu ^a   Zhidan, Zhao ^a   Xuanxue, Mo ^a   Shangguo, Su ^a   Deqin, Zhu ^a   Yonglei, Wang ^a  

^a Petroleum   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Kamafugite Carbonatite association; Miocene; Tectonic setting; West Qinling Gansu China

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879363649     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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