Mantle xenoliths in southern Tibet: Geochemistry and constraints for the nature of the mantle

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-202

  Zhao, ZhiDan ^a   Mo, XuanXue ^a   Sun, ChenGuang ^a   Zhu, DiCheng ^a   Niu, YaoLing ^b   Dong, GuoChen ^a   Zhou, Su ^a   Dong, Xin ^a   Liu, YongSheng ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Major elements; Mantle xenoliths; Sailipu; Tibetan Plateau; Ultrapotassic rocks

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; MICA; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLCANOES;

CORE COMPOSITION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MANTLE XENOLITHS; METASOMATIC PROCESS; PARTIAL MELTING; SAILIPU; SUBCONTINENTAL MANTLE; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CENOZOIC; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; MIOCENE; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; POTASSIC ROCK; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANIC ROCK; XENOLITH;

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

EID: 84978003574     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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