Geochronology and geochemistry of the Mesozoic volcanic rocks in Western Liaoning: Implications for lithospheric thinning of the North China Craton

Lithos

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 88-117

  Yang, Wei ^a   Li, Shuguang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Foundering of mafic lower crust; Geochronology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks; Lithospheric thinning; Magma underplating; North China Craton; Western Liaoning

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; ALKALI BASALT; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRATON; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMA; MESOZOIC; OCEANIC CRUST; OLIVINE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; UNDERPLATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

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

EID: 41349112075     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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