A noncognate relationship between megacrysts and host basalts from the Tuoyun Basin, Chinese Tian Shan

Journal of Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-509

  Han, Bao Fu ^a   Liu, Jian Bo ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; FELDSPAR; MAGMA; MANTLE; MEGACRYST; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TRANSITION ZONE; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TUOYUN BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 53549134924     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590136     Document Type: Article

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