Late Paleozoic calc-alkaline to shoshonitic magmatism and its geodynamic implications, Yuximolegai area, western Tianshan, Xinjiang

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 325-340

  Yang, Wu Bin ^a,b   Niu, He Cai ^a,c   Shan, Qiang ^a   Luo, Yong ^d   Sun, Wei Dong ^a   Li, Cong Ying ^a,b   Li, Ning Bo ^a,b   Yu, Xue Yuan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline magmatism; Geodynamic evolution; Post subduction; Shoshonitic series; Western Tianshan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860884023     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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