Permian arc-back-arc basin development along the Ailaoshan tectonic zone: Geochemical, isotopic and geochronological evidence from the Mojiang volcanic rocks, Southwest China

Lithos

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 553-568

  Fan, Weiming ^a   Wang, Yuejun ^a   Zhang, Aimei ^a   Zhang, Feifei ^a   Zhang, Yuzhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Ailaoshan tectonic zone; Arc back arc basin; Elemental and Sr Nd Pb isotopic compositions; Permian volcanic rocks; Southwest China; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BASALT; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PERMIAN; SHRIMP DATING; SOURCE ROCK; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; TRIASSIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

AILAO MOUNTAINS; CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 77956937776     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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