Modification of subcontinental lithospheric mantle above continental subduction zone: Constraints from geochemistry of Mesozoic gabbroic rocks in southeastern North China

Lithos

Volumn 146-147, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-182

  Yang, Qing Liang ^a   Zhao, Zi Fu ^a   Zheng, Yong Fei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Crust mantle interaction; Melt metasomatism; Mesozoic gabbroic rocks; Spatial effect; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERE; MESOZOIC; METAIGNEOUS ROCK; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM; OROGENIC BELT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84861809097     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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