Age, tectonic setting and regional implications of the Chiang Khong volcanic suite, northern Thailand

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1037-1046

  Barr, Sandra M ^a   MacDonald, Alan S ^a   Ounchanum, Prayote ^b   Hamilton, Michael A ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; RHYOLITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; YUNNAN;

EID: 33750704635     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492005-118     Document Type: Article

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