Geologic, geochemical, and geophysical consequences of plume involvement in the Emeishan flood-basalt province

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Research Article| October 01, 2004 Geologic, geochemical, and geophysical consequences of plume involvement in the Emeishan flood-basalt province Yi-Gang Xu; Yi-Gang Xu 1Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bin He; Bin He 1Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sun-Lin Chung; Sun-Lin Chung 2Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10699, Taiwan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin A. Menzies; Martin A. Menzies 3Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frederick A. Frey Frederick A. Frey 4Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2004) 32 (10): 917–920. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20602.1 Article history received: 24 Feb 2004 rev-recd: 26 May 2004 accepted: 09 Jun 2004 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Yi-Gang Xu, Bin He, Sun-Lin Chung, Martin A. Menzies, Frederick A. Frey; Geologic, geochemical, and geophysical consequences of plume involvement in the Emeishan flood-basalt province. Geology 2004;; 32 (10): 917–920. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20602.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Prevolcanic kilometer-scale lithospheric doming in the Emeishan large igneous province, southwest China, allows us to evaluate the spatial and temporal consequences of uplift on the paleogeography, geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the region. Systematic spatial variations are observed across the domal structure in the distribution and thickness of clastic and carbonate sediments, the extent of erosion, thickness, and chemistry of volcanic rocks, and the crust-mantle structure. These features, which are best explained by a mantle plume, may be used to track older plume sites in the geologic record. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.