Opening and evolution of the South China Sea constrained by studies on volcanic rocks: Preliminary results and a research design

Xu, Yi‐Gang; Wei, Jing‐Xian; Qiu, Hua‐Ning; Zhang, Hui-Huang; Huang, Xiao‐Long

doi:10.1007/s11434-011-4921-1

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Opening and evolution of the South China Sea constrained by studies on volcanic rocks: Preliminary results and a research design

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Authors:

Yi‐Gang Xu

Jing‐Xian Wei

Hua‐Ning Qiu

Abstract

The South China Sea (SCS) is characterized by abundant seamounts, which provide important information about the evolution of the SCS and related deep processes. Cenozoic volcanism in the SCS and its surroundings comprises three stages relative to the spreading of the SCS: pre-spreading (>32 Ma), syn...

Subject

Geology

Seamount

Geochemistry

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