Meeting Abstracts: IGCP-649 Workshop on Ophiolites and Related High-Pressure Rocks in the Qilian Mountains, Xining, Qinghai, China, 6 to 10, August
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In-situ Moissanite in Dunite of the Luobusa Ophiolite, Tibet: Implications for Deep Mantle Origin
Fenghua LIANG,
Zhiqin XU,
Jianan ZHAO,
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Fenghua LIANG
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorZhiqin XU
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianan ZHAO
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Search for more papers by this authorFenghua LIANG,
Zhiqin XU,
Jianan ZHAO,
Corresponding Author
Fenghua LIANG
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorZhiqin XU
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianan ZHAO
State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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