The Xinchang peridotite xenoliths reveal mantle replacement and accretion in southeastern China

Lithos

Volumn 150, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-187

  Liu, Chuan Zhou ^a   Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Sun, Jing ^a   Chu, Zhu Yin ^a   Qiu, Zhi Li ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lithospheric mantle; Mantle xenoliths; Re Os isotopes; Southeastern China; Xinchang

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ASTHENOSPHERE; CLINOPYROXENE; ENTRAINMENT; GARNET; HARZBURGITE; LHERZOLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PROTEROZOIC; RHENIUM; SPINEL; XENOLITH;

CHINA;

EID: 84865780866     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.03.019     Document Type: Article

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