Northward subduction of the South Qilian ocean: Insights from early Paleozoic magmatism in the South-Central Qilian belts

The Qilian orogen consists of the North Qilian belt, the Central Qilian block and the South Qilian belt and is regarded as part of the northern margin of the Proto-Tethys Ocean. The tectonic mechanism responsible for the early Paleozoic magma generation in the Qilian orogen is crucial to understandi...

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Main Authors: Yilong Li, Wenjiao Xiao, Jianping Zheng, Fraukje M. Brouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Geosystems and Geoenvironment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772883821000133