Geochemistry of metasedimentary rocks of the Proterozoic Xingxingxia complex: Implications for provenance and tectonic setting of the eastern segment of the Central Tianshan Tectonic Zone, northwestern China

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-306

  Li, Qiugen ^a   Liu, Shuwen ^a   Han, Baofu ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Chu, Zhuyin ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; MIXING; NEODYMIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WEATHERING;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; COMPOSITIONAL VARIABILITY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY TECTONIC DISCRIMINATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN; WORLD;

EID: 20644460803     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-011     Document Type: Review

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