Mechanism and timing of lithospheric modification and replacement beneath the eastern North China Craton: Peridotitic xenoliths from the 100 Ma Fuxin basalts and a regional synthesis

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 5203-5225

  Zheng, J P ^a,b   Griffin, W L ^b   O'Reilly, S Y ^b   Yu, C M ^a   Zhang, H F ^c   Pearson, N ^b   Zhang, M ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; BASALT; BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; CRATON; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE; MESOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; REPLACEMENT; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 35548965472     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.07.028     Document Type: Article

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