Petrology of the Kamste ophiolite mélange from east Junggar, Xinjiang, NW China

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1603-1610

  Xu, Xin ^a   Zhu, YongFeng ^b,c   Chen, Bo ^b,c  

^a Xinjiang Resources and Environment Center   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Exsolution texture; Junggar; Kelameili; Ophiolite; Pyroxenite

Indexed keywords

ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; EXSOLUTION; JUNGGAR; KELAMEILI; OPHIOLITE; PYROXENITE;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; EXSOLUTION; GREENSCHIST FACIES; MANTLE SOURCE; MELANGE; METAGABBRO; OPHIOLITE; OUTCROP; PETROLOGY; PYROXENITE; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SERPENTINITE; UPPER MANTLE;

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

EID: 84977996309     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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