Cenozoic volcanism and tectonic evolution of the Tibetan plateau

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 850-866

  Xia, Linqi ^a   Li, Xiangmin ^a   Ma, Zhongping ^a   Xu, Xueyi ^a   Xia, Zuchun ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cenozoic volcanism; Geochemistry; India Asia collision; Tectonic evolution; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEODYNAMICS; POTASSIC ROCK; SPATIAL VARIATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79954628863     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.09.005     Document Type: Review

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