Geochronology, petrogenesis and tectonic significance of peraluminous granites from the Chinese Altai, NW China

Lithos

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 261-281

  Cai, Keda ^a   Sun, Min ^a   Yuan, Chao ^b   Zhao, Guochun ^a   Xiao, Wenjiao ^c   Long, Xiaoping ^b   Wu, Fuyuan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CAOB; Chinese Altai; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Peraluminous granite; Ridge subduction

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA; METASEDIMENT; OROGENIC BELT; PETROGENESIS; SOURCE ROCK; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; CHINA;

EID: 80053630397     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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