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Basalt from
Emeishan Traps, Asia


Locality type:Large Igneous Province
Classification
Type:Basalt
Age information
Maximum recorded age:259 Ma
Minimum recorded age:259 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1259 MaLopingian -
Sample references:
1 -
Ali, Jason R., Thompson, Gary M., Zhou, Mei-Fu, Song, Xieyan (2005) Emeishan large igneous province, SW China. Lithos, 79 (3) 475-489 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2004.09.013
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emeishan Traps, Asia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1329327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1329327:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Basalt in this Region
Chahe lithological column, Emeishan Traps, Asia
Zhangsigou lithological column, Emeishan Traps, Asia
References
evidence from the basal alkaline basalts in Dongchuan, Yunnan, Southwestern China. Lithos, 100(1-4), 93-111.
Song, X. Y., Qi, H. W., Robinson, P. T., Zhou, M. F., Cao, Z. M., & Chen, L. M. (2008). Melting of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle by the Emeishan mantle plume
Qi, L., Wang, C. Y., & Zhou, M. F. (2008). Controls on the PGE distribution of Permian Emeishan alkaline and peralkaline volcanic rocks in Longzhoushan, Sichuan Province, SW China. Lithos, 106(3-4), 222-236.
Bao, Xin-Shang, Zhang, Rui-Rui, Wang, Shao-Bo, He, Xiao-Yuan, Zhu, Xiao-Hui (2024) Petrogenesis and an Evaluation of the Melting Conditions of the Late Permian ELIP Picrites, SW China: Constraints Due to Primary Magma and Olivine Composition. Minerals, 14 (10). doi:10.3390/min14100984
 
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