Stratigraphic and U-Pb SHRIMP detrital zircon evidence for a Neoproterozoic continental arc, central China: Rodinia implications

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 627-636

  Druschke, Peter ^a   Hanson, Andrew D ^a   Yan, Quanren ^b,c   Wang, Zhongqi ^b   Wang, Tao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL ARC; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SHRIMP DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33748748564     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506162     Document Type: Article

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