Petrogenesis of the Neoproterozoic bimodal volcanic rocks along the western margin of the Yangtze Block: New constraints from Hf isotopes and Fe/Mn ratios

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2481-2486

  Li, Xianhua ^a   Qi, Changshi ^a,b   Liu, Ying ^a   Liang, Xirong ^a   Tu, Xianglin ^a   Xie, Liewen ^c   Yang, Yueheng ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Basalt; Fe Mn; Hf isotope; Mantle plume; Neoproterozoic; Rhyolite; Yangtze Block

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645167491     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-287     Document Type: Article

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