Petrogenesis of Carboniferous rift-related volcanic rocks in the Tianshan, northwestern China

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 419-433

  Xia, Lin Qi ^a   Xu, Xue Yi ^a   Xia, Zu Chun ^a   Li, Xiang Min ^a   Ma, Zhong Pin ^a   Wang, Li She ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; Geochemistry; Lithosphere; Northwest China; Petrogenesis; Tianshan Carboniferous rift related volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

LAVAS; MAGMA;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEBRIS; VOLCANOES;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CARBONIFEROUS; MANTLE SOURCE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROGENESIS; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 1842480986     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25243.1     Document Type: Article

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