Serpentinitic Mélanges Associated with HP and UHP Rocks in Central Asia

International Geology Review

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 957-980

  Dobretsov, Nikolai L ^a   Buslov, Mikhail M ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; FOLD BELT; MELANGE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SERPENTINITE;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8744274139     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.46.11.957     Document Type: Article

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