Neoproterozoic adakitic plutons in the northern margin of the Yangtze Block, China: Partial melting of a thickened lower crust and implications for secular crustal evolution

Lithos

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 231-248

  Zhao, Jun Hong ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adakites; Crustal evolution; Hannan region; Neoproterozoic; South China

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; ASTHENOSPHERE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRANODIORITE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON; SUBDUCTION; UNDERPLATING;

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

EID: 49449110683     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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