Characteristics of plume-related a-type granites: An example from the emeishan large igneous province

Jilin Daxue Xuebao (Diqiu Kexue Ban)/Journal of Jilin University (Earth Science Edition)

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 828-838

  Zhong, Yu Ting ^a,b   Xu, Yi Gang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

A type granite; Emeishan large igneous province; Juvenile crust; Mantle plume

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE GRANITE; CENTRAL ASIAN OROGENIC BELT; EMEISHAN LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; JUVENILE CRUST; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; MAGMA SOURCES; MAGMATIC EVOLUTION; MANTLE PLUME; ROCK TYPES; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SOUTH CHINA;

NEODYMIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMAL PLUMES; ZIRCON;

GRANITE;

EID: 70449378415     PISSN: 16715888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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