Generation of Cenozoic intraplate basalts in the big mantle wedge under eastern Asia

Y Xu, H Li, L Hong, L Ma, Q Ma, M Sun - Science China Earth Sciences, 2018 - Springer
The roles of subduction of the Pacific plate and the big mantle wedge (BMW) in the evolution
of east Asian continental margin have attracted lots of attention in past years. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific plate subduction: A review and new perspectives

P Sun, P Guo, Y Niu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the processes that lead to the lithosphere thinning is a key aspect of
continental geology research. In this paper, we present essential observations and …

Initiation and evolution of the South China Sea: an overview

W Sun - Acta Geochimica, 2016 - Springer
Different models have been proposed for the formation and tectonic evolution of the South
China Sea (SCS), including extrusion of the Indochina Peninsula, backarc extension, two …

[PDF][PDF] Plume-lithosphere interaction in the generation of the Tarim large igneous province, NW China: Geochronological and geochemical constraints

X Wei, Y Xu, Y Feng, J Zhao - American Journal of Science, 2014 - ajsonline.org
The magmatism in the early Permian Tarim large igneous province (TLIP) in NW China is
represented by basaltic lava flows in Ke** and ultramafic-mafic-felsic intrusions and mafic …

Deep mantle structure and origin of Cenozoic intraplate volcanoes in Indochina, Hainan and South China Sea

D Zhao, G Toyokuni, K Kurata - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cenozoic basalts with ages ranging from 28.5 to< 0.1 Ma are widely distributed in the
Indochina block, the South China Sea basin and the Leiqiong area in South China including …

Detrital zircon provenance of the P aleogene syn‐rift sediments in the northern S outh C hina S ea

L Shao, L Cao, X Pang, T Jiang… - Geochemistry …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The early rift sedimentation history of the South China Sea is still not well understood due to
restricted borehole coverage of the Paleogene strata and lack of reliable stratigraphic …

Cenozoic evolution of the Sulu Sea arc‐basin system: An overview

CK Lai, XP **a, R Hall, S Meffre, B Tsikouras… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cenozoic Sulu Sea arc‐basin system is situated in the tectonic junction
between the South China Sea (SCS), northern Borneo, Palawan Continental Terrane …

On the chemical markers of pyroxenite contributions in continental basalts in Eastern China: Implications for source lithology and the origin of basalts

ZF Yang, J Li, WF Liang, ZH Luo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Although it is widely recognized that mantle peridotite is compositionally heterogeneous,
primitive mantle-like peridotite is commonly considered the potential peridotite source when …

Opening of the South China Sea and upwelling of the Hainan plume

M Yu, Y Yan, CY Huang, X Zhang… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Opening of the South China Sea and upwelling of the Hainan Plume are among the
most challenging issues related to the tectonic evolution of East Asia. However, when and …

Olivine and melt inclusion chemical constraints on the source of intracontinental basalts from the eastern North China Craton: Discrimination of contributions from the …

HY Li, YG Xu, JG Ryan, XL Huang, ZY Ren… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Contributions from fluid and melt inputs from the subducting Pacific slab to the chemical
makeup of intraplate basalts erupted on the eastern Eurasian continent have long been …