The discovery of Early Ordovician ophiolite mélange in Taerbahatai Mts., Xinjiang, NW China

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2833-2842

  Zhu, YongFeng ^a,b   Xu, Xin ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Xinjiang Resources and Environment Center   (China)

Author keywords

Altered gabbro; Clinopyroxene; Early Ordovician epoch; Ophiolite m lange; SHRIMP chronology; Spinel exsolution; Taerbahatai Mts.; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; MINERALS; ROCKS; SERPENTINE; SHELLFISH; SILICATE MINERALS; VOLCANOES;

ALTERED GABBRO; CLINOPYROXENES; EARLY ORDOVICIAN; EXSOLUTION; SHRIMP CHRONOLOGY; TAERBAHATAI MTS; XINJIANG;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BRECCIA; EMPLACEMENT; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; SERPENTINIZATION; SHRIMP DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84977995982     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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