Sims zircon U-Pb geochronology and Sr-Nd isotopes of Ni-Cu-bearing mafic-ultramafic intrusions in Eastern Tianshan and beishan in correlation with flood basalts in Tarim Basin (NW China): Constraints on a CA. 280 MA mantle plume

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-260

  Qin, Ke Zhang ^a   Su, Ben Xun ^a   Sakyi, Patrick Asamoah ^b   Tang, Dong Mei ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^a   Sun, He ^a   Xiao, Qing Hua ^a   Liu, Ping Ping ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beishan Rift; Eastern Tianshan; Large igneous province; Mantle plume; Ni Cu bearing mafic ultramafic intrusion; Tarim Basin

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE PLUME; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NICKEL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

BEISHAN; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; TARIM BASIN; TIEN SHAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79960293399     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/03.2011.03     Document Type: Article

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