A model of delamination of continental lower crust

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-276

  Zhanq, Qi ^a   Jin, WeiJun ^a   Wang, YuanLong ^a   Li, CenDong ^b   Wang, Yan ^c   Jia, XiuQin ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adakite; Ashospheric mantle; Continental lower crust; Delamination; Lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; SNOW;

ADAKITES; ASHOSPHERIC MANTLE; CONTINENTAL LOWER CRUSTS; EASTERN CHINA; LARGE AMOUNTS; LITHOSPHERE MANTLE; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; LOWER CRUST;

TECTONICS;

ADAKITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DELAMINATION; ECLOGITE; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 84977982140     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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