Geochemical evolution of basaltic volcanism within the tertiary basins of southeastern Korea and the opening of the East Sea (Sea of Japan)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-122

  Choi, Hyun Ok ^a   Choi, Sung Hi ^a   Lee, Der Chuen ^b   Kang, Hee Cheol ^c  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basalt; Phonotephrite; South korea; Sr Nd Hf Pb isotopes; Tertiary basin

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC OPENING; BASALTIC ANDESITE; BASALTIC ROCKS; BASALTIC VOLCANISM; ENRICHMENT PATTERNS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GEODYNAMIC SETTING; HF ISOTOPE; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; LITHOSPHERIC THINNING; MAGMATISMS; MANTLE SOURCE; MANTLE WEDGE; MULTI-ELEMENT; OCEANIC ISLAND BASALTS; PARTIAL MELTING; PELAGIC SEDIMENTS; PHONOTEPHRITE; REE PATTERN; SEA OF JAPAN; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SR-ND ISOTOPES; SUB-CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES; TERTIARY BASIN;

BASALT; EUROPIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METEORITES; NEODYMIUM; RUBIDIUM; TECTONICS;

STRONTIUM;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; VOLCANISM; ANDESITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84867797078     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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