Cenozoic Magmatism and Tectonic Framework of Western Yunnan, China: Constrained from Geochemistry, Sr–Nd–Pb Isotopes and Fission Track Dating

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1679-1698

  Yang, Xin ^a,b,c   Xuhui, X U ^c   Zhang, Zhongpei ^a   Liu, Yifeng ^d   Zhang, Jibiao ^a   Liu, Xingwang ^b   Xiong, Ping ^a   Zheng, Jianjing ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Fission Track Dating; Geochemistry; Magmatism; Western Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; APATITE; BLOCK ROTATION; CENOZOIC; DENUDATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; MAGMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPPER MANTLE; ZIRCON;

CHINA; MEKONG RIVER; TENGCHONG BLOCK; YUNNAN;

EID: 84995612383     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1755-6724.12810     Document Type: Article

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