Late Mesozoic volcanism in the Great Xing'an Range (NE China): Timing and implications for the dynamic setting of NE Asia

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 179-198

  Wang, Fei ^a   Zhou, Xin Hua ^a   Zhang, Lian Chang ^a   Ying, Ji Feng ^a   Zhang, Yu Tao ^a   Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Zhu, Ri Xiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; dynamic setting; NE Asia; volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTRACTION; GEODYNAMIC SCENARIO; GEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ANDESITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DELAMINATION; MESOZOIC; UNDERPLATING; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33750367500     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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