Cenozoic high Sr/Y volcanic rocks in the Qiangtang terrane, northern Tibet: Geochemical and isotopic evidence for the origin of delaminated lower continental melts

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-474

  Liu, Shen ^a   Hu, Rui Zhong ^a   Feng, Cai Xia ^a   Zou, Hai Bo ^b   Li, Cai ^c   Chi, Xiao Guo ^c   Peng, Jian Tang ^a   Zhong, Hong ^a   Qi, Liang ^a   Qi, You Qiang ^a   Wang, Tao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adakitic rocks; Cenozoic; Delamination; Lower crust; Tibet

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LEAD ALLOYS; MAGNESIA; MAGNESIUM; MELTING; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICA; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM ALLOYS; TERNARY ALLOYS; VOLCANOES;

ADAKITIC ROCKS; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; LOWER CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; QIANGTANG TERRANE; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TIBET;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ADAKITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DACITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; LOWER CRUST; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRACHYTE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QIANGTANG BASIN; XIZANG;

EID: 46649098677     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808004548     Document Type: Article

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