Petrogenesis of Caboniferous-Early Permian rift-related volcanic rocks in the Tianshan and its neighboring areas, northwestern China

Northwestern Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1-68

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

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

Author keywords

Carboniferous Early Permian rift related volcanic rocks in the Tianshan and its neighboring areas; Crustal contamination; Geochemistry; Large igneous province; Mantle plume; Northwest China; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA; MANTLE PLUME; PARTIAL MELTING; PERMIAN; PETROGENESIS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER CRUST; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 60149110504     PISSN: 10096248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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