The mafic rocks of Shao La (Kharta, S. Tibet): Ordovician basaltic magmatism in the greater himalayan crystallines of central-eastern Himalaya

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 14-25

  Visonà, Dario ^a   Rubatto, Daniela ^b   Villa, Igor M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Nd model ages; Ordovician basic magmatism; Zircon SHRIMP geochronology

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; ORDOVICIAN; PLUTONISM;

HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL; MOUNT EVEREST;

EID: 76349110292     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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