Tearing and dischronal subduction of the Indian continental slab: Evidence from Cenozoic Gangdese volcano-magmatic rocks in south Tibet

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 761-774

  Hou, ZengQian ^a   Zhao, ZhiDan ^b   Gao, YongFeng ^c   Yang, ZhiMing ^a   Jiang, Wan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c HEBEI GEO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic igneous rocks; Dischronal subduction; Indian continent; Slab tearing; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALOGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

CENOZOIC; DISCHRONAL SUBDUCTION; INDIAN CONTINENT; SLAB TEARING; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAGMA; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84977989248     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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