The late Mesozoic–Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the South China Sea: A petrologic perspective

Q Yan, X Shi, PR Castillo - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of available petrological, geochonological and geochemical
data for late Mesozoic to Recent igneous rocks in the South China Sea (SCS) and adjacent …

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

YG Xu, JX Wei, HN Qiu, HH Zhang, XL Huang - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2012 - Springer
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 …

Geochemical nature of sub-ridge mantle and opening dynamics of the South China Sea

GL Zhang, Q Luo, J Zhao, MG Jackson, LS Guo… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Indian-type mantle (ie, above the north hemisphere reference line on the plot of 208
Pb/204 Pb vs. 206 Pb/204 Pb) has been considered as a “Southern Hemisphere” …

[HTML][HTML] 南海的基本构造特征与成因模型: 问题与进展及论争

李三忠, 索艳慧, 刘鑫, 戴黎明, 余珊, 赵淑娟… - 海洋地质与第四纪 …, 2012 - cgsjournals.com
南海位于欧亚, 印澳, 太平洋三大板块交接部位, 是东亚大陆边缘最大的边缘海,
其大陆边缘经历了复杂的类型转换: 北部80 Ma 左右为安第斯型大陆边缘 …

Hainan mantle plume produced late Cenozoic basaltic rocks in Thailand, Southeast Asia

Q Yan, X Shi, I Metcalfe, S Liu, T Xu, N Kornkanitnan… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Intraplate volcanism initiated shortly after the cessation of Cenozoic seafloor spreading in
the South China Sea (SCS) region, but the full extent of its influence on the Indochina block …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic imaging of the deep structure under the Chinese volcanoes: An overview

J Lei, F Xie, Q Fan, M Santosh - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2013 - Elsevier
The rapid development of provincial seismic networks and portable seismic arrays has
provided a good opportunity to image the detailed 3-D seismic structure of the upper mantle …

Intracontinental deformation in a frontier of super-convergence: A perspective on the tectonic milieu of the South China Block

S Li, M Santosh, G Zhao, G Zhang, C Jin - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
Since Mesozoic, the South China region has been located at the center of a triangular area
surrounded by westward subduction of the Pacific plate, northward subduction of the India …

New insights into the magmatism in the northern margin of the S outh C hina S ea: spatial features and volume of intraplate seamounts

C Fan, S Xia, F Zhao, J Sun, J Cao… - Geochemistry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The extensive intraplate seamounts are obvious features in the northern South China Sea
(SCS). However, the distribution, volume, and origin of these seamounts are not well …

Major element, trace element, and Sr, Nd and Pb isotope studies of Cenozoic basalts from the South China Sea

QS Yan, XF Shi, KS Wang, WR Bu, L Xiao - Science in China Series D …, 2008 - Springer
The whole rock K-Ar ages of basalts from the South China Sea basin vary from 3.8 to 7.9 Ma,
which suggest that intra-plate volcanism after the cessation of spreading of the South China …

Magmatism in the evolution of the South China Sea: Geophysical characterization

X Song, CF Li, Y Yao, H Shi - Marine Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Timing, distribution, and intensity of magmatism are critical to understanding deep
lithospheric processes in the opening of the South China Sea (SCS). Based primarily on …