Paleocene-Early Eocene (65-40 Ma) volcanic rocks in tibetan plateau: The products of syn-collisional volcanism

Northwestern Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-25

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

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

Author keywords

India Asia continental collision; Lithosphere asthenosphere interaction; Paleocene early eocene volcanic rocks; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EOCENE; LAVA; MANTLE SOURCE; PALEOCENE; PARTIAL MELTING; RHYOLITE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; UPPER CRUST; UPWELLING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; CHINA; INDIA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 77449109880     PISSN: 10096248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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