Magmagenesis in the orodovician backarc basins of the Northern Qilian Mountains, China

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1510-1522

  Xia, Lin Qi ^a   Xia, Zu Chun ^a   Xu, Xue Yi ^a  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arc lava; Backarc lava; Magmagenesis; Northern Qilian Mountains; Petrogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

LAVAS; MAGMATIC FLUX;

GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS;

CATCHMENTS;

BACKARC BASIN; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MAGMATISM; ORDOVICIAN; PETROGENESIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 1642440163     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25269.1     Document Type: Article

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