Elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic geochemistry for basic rocks from Decu-Angren ophiolites in Xigaze area, Tibet: Implications for the characteristics of the Tethyan upper mantle domain

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2875-2888

  Niu, XiaoLu ^a,b   Zhao, ZhiDan ^a,b   Mo, XuanXue ^a,b   DePaolo, D J ^c   Dong, GuoChen ^a,b   Zhang, ShangQuan ^d   Zhu, DiCheng ^e   Guo, TieYing ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^e CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Indian MORB type isotopic composition; Tethyan mantle domain; Tibet; Xigaze ophiolites

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LEAD; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DISCRIMINATION DIAGRAM; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC GEOCHEMISTRY; TETHYAN MANTLE DOMAIN; TIBET; XIGAZE OPHIOLITES; YARLUNG-ZANGPO SUTURE ZONES;

NEODYMIUM;

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OPHIOLITE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 84969560543     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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