Zircon U-Pb age and the geochemistry of the Baishiquan mafic-ultramafic complex in the Eastern Tianshan, Xinjiang province: Constraints on the closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-162

  Mao, QiGui ^a,b   Xiao, WenJiao ^a   Han, ChunMing ^a   Sun, Min ^d   Yuan, Chao ^c   Yan, Zhen ^a   Li, J L ^d   Yong, Yong ^a,b   Zhang, JiEn ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Baishiquan; Center Tianshan massif; Cu and Ni sulfide deposit; Early Permian island arc; Mafic ultramafic complex; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; NICKEL; NICKEL DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSITS; SULFUR DEPOSITS; ZIRCON;

BAISHIQUAN; ISLAND ARC; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; TIANSHAN; ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; ZIRCON DATING;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FAULT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; ORE BODY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 84978015045     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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