Paleozoic circum-Gondwana orogens: Petrology and geochronology of the Namche Barwa Complex in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, Tibet;环东冈瓦纳大陆周缘的古生代造山作用:东喜马拉雅 构造结南迦巴瓦岩群的岩石学和年代学证据

Yanshi Xuebao/Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1627-1637

  Zhang, ZeMing ^a   Wang, JinLi ^a   Shen, Kun ^b   Shi, Chao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Shandong Institute and Laboratory of Geological Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Circum Gondwana orogen; Eastern Himalayan syntaxis; Namche Barwa Complex; Petrology; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 85168635434     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: 20958927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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