Mid-Late Neoproterozoic rift-related volcanic rocks in China: Geological records of rifting and break-up of Rodinia

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-399

  Xia, Linqi ^a   Xia, Zuchun ^a   Xu, Xueyi ^a   Li, Xiangmin ^a   Ma, Zhongping ^a  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bimodal volcanism; China; Continental rift; Mantle plume; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia supercontinent

Indexed keywords

LAURENTIA; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; RODINIA; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

CHINA;

EID: 84862698283     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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