Carboniferous adakites and Nb-enriched arc basaltic rocks association in the Alataw Mountains, north Xinjiang: interactions between slab melt and mantle peridotite and implications for crustal growth.

Studies the Carboniferous adakites and niobium (Nb)-enriched arc basaltic rocks association in the Alataw Mountains, north Xinjiang, China. Characteristics of adakites; Geochemical similarity of the Alataw adakites with those derived from partial melting of subducting oceanic crust; Indication that the adakite was contaminated by mantle peridotite.