Eocene potassic and ultrapotassic volcanism in south Tibet: New constraints on mantle source characteristics and geodynamic processes

Lithos

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 20-32

  Gao, Yongfeng ^a   Yang, Zhusen ^b   Hou, Zengqian ^c   Wei, Ruihua ^a   Meng, Xiangjin ^b   Tian, Shihong ^b  

^a HEBEI GEO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continental collision; Potassic ultrapotassic volcanism; Sediment melting; South Tibet

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EOCENE; FRACTIONATION; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MANTLE SOURCE; OCEANIC CRUST; PALEOCENE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; POTASSIC ROCK; SUBDUCTION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; XIZANG;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 77952670775     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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