The ophiolite zone contains numerous carbonatite bodies that are intimately associated with ultrabasic rocks. They occur as small stocks or dikes and are several tens to several hundreds of meters wide. According to their chemical compositions, they can be subdivided in calciocarbonatites (consisting mainly of calcite) and magnesiocarbonatites (consisting mainly of magnesite and siderite).
References
- Shi Rendeng, Yang Jingsui, Xu Zhiqin, and Qi Xuexiang (2004): Discovery of the boninite series volcanic rocks in the Bangong Lake ophiolite melange, western Tibet, and its tectonic implications. Chinese Science Bulletin 49(12), 1272-1278.
- Rendeng Shi, Jinsui Yang, Zhiqin Xu, and Xuexiang Qi (2007): The Bangong Lake ophiolite (NW Tibet) and its bearing on the tectonic evolution of the Bangong–Nujiang suture zone. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 32(5/6), 438-457.
- Hua Chen, Xiaoming Qu, Hongbo Xin, and Junhua Jiang (2010): A tentative discussion on the genesis of Ni-bearing carbonatites in Bangong Lake area, Tibet. Mineral Deposits 29(6).
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