Discovery of high-Os picrites in the large Emeishan igneous province and its geological significance

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 515-521

  Zhang, Zhaochong ^a,b   Wang, Fusheng ^a   Qü, Wenjun ^c   Hao, Yanli ^a   Mahoney, John J ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Emeishan; Large igneous province; PGE; Picrites

Indexed keywords

LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; OSMIUM; PICRITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EMEISHAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 28844495091     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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