Plume tectonics and mantle dynamics: On their records in Chinese continent

Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Xiao, Long ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; Magmatism; Mantle dynamics; Mantle plume; Paleo Tethys; Plume tectonics

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE PROCESS; TECTONICS; TETHYS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4544324728     PISSN: 10072802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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