Elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic compositions of late Cenozoic Abaga basalts, Inner Mongolia: Implications for petrogenesis and mantle process

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-357

  Ho, Kung Suan ^a   Liu, Yan ^b   Chen, Ju Chin ^c   Yang, Huai Jen ^d  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abaga basalts; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Inner Mongolia; Late Cenozoic

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE SOURCE; MIOCENE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; THOLEIITIC BASALT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 55349108243     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.339     Document Type: Article

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