Late Cretaceous K-rich magmatism in central Tibet: Evidence for early elevation of the Tibetan plateau?

Lithos

Volumn 160-161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Li, Yalin ^a   He, Juan ^a   Wang, Chengshan ^a   Santosh, M ^b,c   Dai, Jingen ^a   Zhang, Yuxiu ^a   Wei, Yushuai ^a   Wang, Jiangang ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES BEIJING   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abushan volcanic rocks; Delamination; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Qiangtang Terrane; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DELAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; POTASSIUM; UPLIFT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84871551177     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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