Crustal velocity structure in the Emeishan large igneous province and evidence of the Permian mantle plume activity

T Xu, ZJ Zhang, BF Liu, Y Chen, MH Zhang… - Science China Earth …, 2015 - Springer
The Emeishan large igneous province (ELIP) in SW China is interpreted to be associated
with an ancient mantle plume. Most of the constraints on the role of mantle plume in the …

Magmatic underplating and crustal growth in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China, revealed by a passive seismic experiment

Y Chen, Y Xu, T Xu, S Si, X Liang, X Tian… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
In an attempt to characterize the subsurface structure that is related to fossil mantle plume
activity, a comprehensive geophysical investigation was conducted in the Emeishan Large …

Heat flow study of the Emeishan large igneous province region: Implications for the geodynamics of the Emeishan mantle plume

Q Jiang, N Qiu, C Zhu - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
The Emeishan large igneous province (ELIP) is widely considered to be a consequence of a
mantle plume. The supporting evidence includes rapid emplacement, voluminous flood …

Thick, high-velocity crust in the Emeishan large igneous province, southwestern China: Evidence for crustal growth by magmatic underplating or intraplating

YG Xu, B He - 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geophysical, geological, and petrologic data in southwestern China have been integrated in
order to characterize magmatic underplating associated with the Late Permian Emeishan …

What triggered the early-stage eruption of the Emeishan large igneous province?

B Zhu, Z Guo, S Zhang, I Ukstins, W Du… - GSA Bulletin, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The formation of the Emeishan large igneous province is widely regarded as being related
to a mantle plume, but plate tectonics may also have played an important role. We analyzed …

Sedimentation and lithofacies paleogeography in southwestern China before and after the Emeishan flood volcanism: new insights into surface response to mantle …

B He, YG Xu, YM Wang, ZY Luo - The Journal of Geology, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
Investigations into Permian sedimentation and reconstruction of paleogeography in SW
China are aimed at characterizing sedimentary responses to the Emeishan mantle plume. In …

A discussion on some important problems concerning the Emeishan large igneous province

Z Zhao-Chong - Geology in China, 2009 - geochina.cgs.gov.cn
Although researches on the Emeishan large igneous province (ELIP) have been fruitful in
recent years, some important problems remain controversial. This paper has dealt with such …

Spatial distribution of seismic layer, crustal thickness, and Vp/Vs ratio in the Permian Emeishan Mantle Plume region

J Wu, Z Zhang - Gondwana Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Seismological studies of lithospheric structure and rheology can provide important
information regarding the lithosphere's interaction with the mantle plume and its successive …

Paleokarst on the top of the Maokou Formation: Further evidence for domal crustal uplift prior to the Emeishan flood volcanism

B He, YG Xu, JP Guan, YT Zhong - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
The~ 260Ma Emeishan Large Igneous Province (ELIP) in southwest China has previously
been demonstrated to provide compelling evidence for pre-volcanic crustal doming in …

Distinct mantle sources of low-Ti and high-Ti basalts from the western Emeishan large igneous province, SW China: implications for plume–lithosphere interaction

L Xiao, YG Xu, HJ Mei, YF Zheng, B He… - Earth and Planetary …, 2004 - Elsevier
The Late Permian Emeishan large igneous province (ELIP), with an areal extent of over
500,000 km2, at the western margin of Yangtze craton, is increasingly regarded as the result …