Geochemistry of Miocene trachytes in Bugasi, Lhasa block, Tibetan Plateau: Mixing products between mantle- and crust-derived melts?

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-122

  Chen, Jian Lin ^a   Zhao, Wen Xia ^b   Xu, Ji Feng ^a   Wang, Bao Di ^c   Kang, Zhi Qiang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Lhasa block; Lower crust; Tibetan Plateau; Trachyandesite; Trachyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955162966     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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