Birth and demise of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethyan Ocean: A review from the Gerze area of central Tibet
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102907
Abstract: Abstract Reconstructing the evolution of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethyan Ocean (BNTO) plays an indispensable role in understanding the linkage between Gondwana dispersion and Tibetan Plateau accretion. The existence of the BNTO is inferred from presence of… read more here.
Keywords: bangong nujiang; area; nujiang tethyan; tethyan ocean ... See more keywords
Timing and mechanism of Bangong-Nujiang ophiolite emplacement in the Gerze area of central Tibet
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2019.01.019
Abstract: Abstract The Bangong-Nujiang suture zone (BNSZ) separates the Lhasa terrane from the Qiangtang terrane and contains remnants of the Bangong-Nujiang oceanic lithosphere (ophiolites). Despite decades of research, when and how the Bangong-Nujiang ophiolites were emplaced… read more here.
Keywords: bangong nujiang; nujiang ophiolites; geochemistry; gerze area ... See more keywords