The Kanasi potassic magnesian-rich dacites, Altai, northwestern Chinese: Metasomatism by the melts of subducted sediments

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-29

  Wang, Yujing ^a   Yuan, Chao ^a   Long, Xiaoping ^a   Sun, Min ^b   Xiao, Wenjiao ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Altai orogen; High Mg andesite; Nd isotope; North Xinjiang; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DACITE; DEVONIAN; IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; POTASSIC ROCK; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS;

EID: 77954015822     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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