Geochronology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of mafic and ultramafic rocks from Southern Beishan area, NW China: Implications for crust-mantle interaction

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 816-830

  Zhang, Yuanyuan ^a,b   Dostal, Jaroslav ^b   Zhao, Zehui ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Guo, Zhaojie ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beishan; Crust mantle interaction; Delamination; Geochemistry; Mafic and ultramafic rocks; Magma tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; EMPLACEMENT; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PETROGENESIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THOLEIITIC BASALT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BEISHAN; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 80052894089     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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