Discovery of Eopaleozoic ophiolite in the Qiangtang of Tibet Plateau: Evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb dating and its tectonic implications

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Li, Cai ^a   Dong, YongSheng ^a   Zhai, QingGuo ^a,b   Wang, LiQuan ^c   Yan, QuanRen ^b   Wu, YanWang ^a   He, TongTong ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cumulate gabbro; Eopaleozoic; Qiangtang; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; SHRIMP U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEAD; TECTONICS;

CUMULATE GABBRO; EOPALEOZOIC; QIANGTANG; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; SHRIMP U-PB DATING;

SHELLFISH;

ACCRETION; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; PALEOZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84978012426     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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