Tholeiite-Boninite terrane in the North Qilian suture zone: Implications for subduction initiation and back-arc basin development

Chemical Geology

Volumn 328, Issue , 2012, Pages 259-277

  Xia, Xiaohong ^a   Song, Shuguang ^a   Niu, Yaoling ^b,c  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; High Ca boninite; Infant arc magmatism; North Qilian suture zone; Tholeiite

Indexed keywords

ARC MAGMATISM; BACK-ARC BASIN; BONINITES; NORTH QILIAN SUTURE ZONE; THOLEIITE;

LEAD; LITHOLOGY; MELTING;

TECTONICS;

BACKARC BASIN; BASIN EVOLUTION; BONINITE; DIKE; GABBRO; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LAVA FLOW; MAGMATISM; MELTING; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TERRANE; THOLEIITE;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84866491450     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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