Cenozoic K-rich adakitic volcanic rocks in the Hohxil area, northern Tibet: Lower-crustal melting in an intracontinental setting

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 465-468

  Wang, Qiang ^a   McDermott, Frank ^b   Xu, Ji Feng ^a   Bellon, Hervé ^c   Zhu, Ying Tang ^d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d Academy of Geological Survey of Qinghai Province   (China)

Author keywords

Adakite; Cenozoic; Lower crust; Subduction; Tibet; Volcanic rock

Indexed keywords

ADAKITIC ROCKS; MAGMA; OCEANIC CRUSTS; POTASSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DEHYDRATION; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; ISOTOPES; MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM; ROCK MECHANICS; VOLCANOES;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CENOZOIC; LOWER CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOHXIL; WORLD; XIZANG;

EID: 20444501728     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21522.1     Document Type: Article

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