Reply to the comment: Mantle plume-, but not arc-related Neoproterozoic magmatism in South China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-407

  Li, Xian Hua ^a   Li, Zheng Xiang ^b   Ge, Wenchun ^c   Zhou, Hanwen ^d   Li, Wuxian ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Wingate, Michael T D ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Granitoids; Mafic igneous rocks; Mantle plume related; Neoproterozoic; South China

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHRONOLOGY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; NOTE; PLUME; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK;

EID: 2942579239     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.008     Document Type: Note

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