A lower crust origin of some flood basalts of the Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

High seismic velocity layers within the lower crust (i.e. ~40. km) of the Yangtze Block are interpreted as mafic underplated rocks derived from the Late Permian Emeishan mantle plume. However, the region experienced a previous magmatic event during the Neoproterozoic (~800. Ma) that produced the Kan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shellnutt, J., Usuki, T., Kennedy, Allen, Chiu, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon Press 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45615