Geochemical characteristics and sedimentary environments of cherts from Kumishi ophiolitic mélange in southern Tianshan

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Zhang, ChengLi ^a   Zhou, DingWu ^a   Lu, GuanXiang ^a   Wang, JuLi ^a   Wang, RunSan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cherts; Geochemistry; Kumishi; Ophiolitic m lange; Southern Tianshan

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METEORITES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; YTTERBIUM;

CHERTS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; KUMISHI; LATER PALEOZOIC; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; TIANSHAN;

ALUMINUM;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHERT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 84978003705     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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