Tectonic evolution of the East Junggar terrane: Evidence from the Taheir tectonic window, Xinjiang, China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 578-600

  Xu, Xing Wang ^a,b   Jiang, Neng ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^a   Qu, Xun ^c   Yang, Yue Heng ^a   Mao, Qian ^a   Wu, Qi ^a   Zhang, Yong ^d   Dong, Lian Hui ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

East Junggar; Taheir tectonic window; Tectonic evolution; Yemaquan arc

Indexed keywords

HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; METAIGNEOUS ROCK; PETROLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

CHINA; EAST JUNGGAR; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84879551422     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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