Hyperextended crustal structure of the Qiongdongnan Basin and subsequent magmatic influence from the Hainan mantle plume - EurekAlert

In a paper published in Science China Earth Sciences, a geophysical study team of scientists conducted a wide-angle seismic exploration across the Qiongdongnan Basin (northwestern South China Sea), and obtained the crustal structure. The results suggest that …

image: The pink blocks show the distribution of late Cenozoic magmatism in the QDNB and its adjacent areasview more  Credit: ©Science China Press This study is led by Dr. Shaohong Xia (South China … [+3294 chars]

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