Metasomatism of silica-rich melts (liquids) in dunite xenoliths from western Shandong, China: Implication for Mesozoic lithospheric mantle thinning

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-80

  Xu, Wenliang ^a   Wang, Dongyan ^a   Wang, Qinghai ^a   Gao, Shan ^b   Lin, Jingqian ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dunite; Lithospheric thinning; Mantle matasomatism; Mesozoic; Silica rich melt (liquid); Western Shandong

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; DUNITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MESOZOIC; METASOMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG;

EID: 4143138526     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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