K-Ar dating, geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic systematics of Paleocene mafic rocks in Central Jiangxi, SE China: Evidence for lithosphere replacement

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 485-500

  Xie, Guiqing ^a,b,c   Mao, Jingwen ^b   Hu, Ruizhong ^c   Franco, Pirajno ^d   Li, Ruiling ^c   Cao, Jinjian ^e  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central Jiangxi; Lithosphere replacement; Mafic rocks; Paleocene; Sr Nd Pb

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; LITHOSPHERE; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MELTING; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PALEOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; TAIHE BASIN;

LILE;

EID: 33751371485     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.40.485     Document Type: Article

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