Geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic study of amphibolites in the Cathaysia Block, southeastern China: Evidence for an extremely depleted mantle in the Paleoproterozoic

Precambrian Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 251-262

  Li, X H ^a   Sun, M ^c   Wei, G J ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Lee, C Y ^b   Malpas, J ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Cathaysia Block; Depleted mantle; Paleoproterozoic; Sm Nd isotopes; Southeastern China

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PROTEROZOIC; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

CHINA;

EID: 0034130259     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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