Genesis of Cenozoic low-Ca alkaline basalts in the Nanjing basaltic field, eastern China: The case for mantle xenolith-magma interaction

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1660-1677

  Zeng, Gang ^a   Chen, Li Hui ^a   Hu, Sen Lin ^a   Xu, Xi Sheng ^a   Yang, Liang Feng ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Geological Museum of China   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; low Ca alkaline basalts; low pressure melting; xenolith magma interaction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; MELTING; OLIVINE; SCANDIUM; TEXTURES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLINOPYROXENES; EASTERN CHINA; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LOW PRESSURES; MANTLE XENOLITHS; PERIDOTITE XENOLITHS; XENOLITH-MAGMA INTERACTION;

BASALT;

ALKALI BASALT; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MELTING; PERIDOTITE; XENOLITH;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84879940673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ggge.20127     Document Type: Article

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