Middle Neoproterozoic syn-rifting volcanic rocks in Guangfeng, South China: Petrogenesis and tectonic significance

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-489

  Li, Wu Xian ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^b   Li, Zheng Xiang ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Neoproterozoic; Rift basin; South China; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BINARY ALLOYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LEAD ALLOYS; LITHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TANTALUM ALLOYS; TECTONICS; THORIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; METAMORPHIC BASEMENTS; NEOPROTEROZOIC; RIFT BASIN; SOUTH CHINA; SUB-CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES; TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS; UPB ZIRCON AGE (SHRIMP);

YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKALI BASALT; ANDESITE; BASEMENT ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; METASOMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; RIFTING; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 46749083020     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808004561     Document Type: Article

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