Crustal evolution of southeastern China: Nd and Sr isotopic evidence

Tectonophysics

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 101-133

  Chen, Jiangfeng ^a,b   Jahn, Bor Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cathaysia; Crustal evolution; Nd model age; Sm Nd isotopes; Yangtze craton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043124974     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00186-8     Document Type: Article

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