Timing, duration and role of magmatism in wide rift systems: Insights from the Jiaodong Peninsula (China, East Asia)

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 412-428

  Charles, Nicolas ^a,b,e   Augier, Romain ^a,b   Gumiaux, Charles ^a,b   Monié, Patrick ^c   Chen, Yan ^a,b   Faure, Michel ^a,b   Zhu, Rixiang ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UMR 7327   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Continental extension; East Asia; Late Mesozoic; Magmatism; MCCs

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PLUTON; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CHINA; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 84877101193     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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