Cretaceous extension of the Ganhang Tectonic Belt, southeastern China: constraints from geochemistry of volcanic rocks

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 663-672

  Yu, Xinqi ^a,b   Wu, Ganguo ^a,b   Zhang, Da ^a,b   Yan, Tiezeng ^c   Di, Yongjun ^a,b   Wang, Longwu ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Zhejiang Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Cathaysia Block; Cretaceous; Ganhang Tectonic Belt; Pacific Plate; Regional extension; South China; Volcanism; Yangzi Block

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MINERAL ALTERATION; PACIFIC PLATE; RIFTING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 33748689729     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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