Emeishan Basalts, SW China: Reappraisal of the formation's type area stratigraphy and a discussion of its significance as a large igneous province

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 593-600

  Thompson, G M ^a   Ali, J R ^a   Song, X ^a   Jolley, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flood basalts; Mantle plumes; Permian; Rifting; South China Block

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE PLUME; PERMIAN; RIFTING;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; GUIZHOU PROVINCE; SICHUAN PROVINCE; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

EID: 0034779199     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.158.4.593     Document Type: Article

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