Geochemistry of Middle Triassic gabbros from northern Liaoning, North China: Origin and tectonic implications

Geological Magazine

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 540-551

  Zhang, Xiaohui ^a,b   Zhang, Hongfu ^a   Zhai, Mingguo ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Xie, Liewen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gabbro; Geochemistry; North China; Origin; Post orogenic magmatism

Indexed keywords

DOMES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD ALLOYS; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

GABBRO; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LITHOSPHERIC DELAMINATIONS; MAGMATISMS; NORTH CHINA; ORIGIN; TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; ENRICHMENT; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; OROGENIC BELT; PARTIAL MELTING; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

EID: 70349405058     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808005530     Document Type: Article

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