Source of highly potassic basalts in northeast China: Evidence from Re-Os, Sr-Nd-Hf isotopes and PGE geochemistry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 357, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-66

  Chu, Zhu Yin ^a   Harvey, Jason ^b   Liu, Chuan Zhou ^a   Guo, Jing Hui ^a   Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Tian, Wei ^c   Zhang, Yan Long ^d   Yang, Yue Heng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

NE China; PGE; Potassic basalts; Re Os isotopes; Sr Nd Hf isotopes; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; NE CHINA; PGE; RE-OS ISOTOPES; SUB-CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES; SULPHIDE;

HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; LUTETIUM; MICA; NEODYMIUM; OSMIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BASALT;

BASALT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SULFIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84883801515     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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