Petrogenesis of the Yaolinghe Group, Yunxi Group, Wudangshan Group volcanic rocks and basic dyke swarms from eastern part of the South Qinling Mountains

Northwestern Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-29

  Xia, Lin Qi ^a   Xia, Zu Chun ^a   Li, Xiang Min ^a   Ma, Zhong Ping ^a   Xu, Xue Yi ^a  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mantle plume; Mid late Neoproterozoic rift related volcanic rocks and basic dyke swarms; Petrogenesis; South Qinling Mountains; Wudangshan Group; Yaolinghe Group; Yunxi Group

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 60149092322     PISSN: 10096248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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