Early Cretaceous volcanism in the northern Songliao Basin, NE China, and its geodynamic implication

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-176

  Zhang, F Q ^a,b,c   Chen, H L ^a,c   Yu, X ^a,c   Dong, C W ^a,c   Yang, S F ^a,c   Pang, Y M ^b   Batt, G E ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Cretaceous; Geodynamics; NE China; Songliao Basin; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL THINNING; GEODYNAMICS; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE UPWELLING; PARTIAL MELTING; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; SONGLIAO BASIN;

EID: 78650791899     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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