Geochemistry of picritic and associated basalt flows of the western Emeishan flood basalt province, China: Evidence for a plume-head origin

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1538-1552

  Zhang, ZhaoChong ^a   Mahoney, John J ^b   Wang, FuSheng ^c   Zhao, Li ^a   Ai, Yu ^a   Yang, TieZheng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Emeishan large igneous province; Geochemistry; Mantle plume; Picrite

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FLOODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MELTING; NEODYMIUM; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS; STRONTIUM;

CONTINENTAL MATERIALS; EMEISHAN LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; ND-SR-PB ISOTOPES; PICRITE;

BASALT;

FLOOD BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PLUME; PICRITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EMEISHAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 84978010390     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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