Tectonic evolution of the West Kunlun Orogenic Belt along the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for the assembly of the Tarim terrane to Gondwana

The West Kunlun orogenic belt (WKOB) along the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is important for understanding the evolution of the Proto- and Paleo-Tethys oceans. Previous investigations have focused on the igneous rocks and ophiolites distributed mostly along the Xinjiang-Tibet road and the...

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Main Authors: Chuan-Lin Zhang, Hai-Bo Zou, Xian-Tao Ye, Xiang-Yan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987118301105