Evolution of subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath eastern China: Re-Os isotopic evidence from mantle xenoliths in Paleozoic kimberlites and Mesozoic basalts

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-293

  Zhang, Hong Fu ^a   Goldstein, Steven L ^b   Zhou, Xin Hua ^a   Sun, Min ^c   Zheng, Jian Ping ^d   Cai, Yue ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; Mantle xenoliths; PGEs; Re depletion ages; Re isotopes; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; FACIES; GARNET; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PALEOZOIC; PERIDOTITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SPINEL; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUXIAN; MENGYIN; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHAANXI; SHANDONG; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 38149137364     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-007-0241-5     Document Type: Article

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