Whole-rock Ar-Ar dating for low-grade metavolcanics within the Dabie orogen and its geological significance

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1494-1500

  Gao, Tianshan ^a   Tang, Jiafu ^b   Sang, Haiqing ^c   Hu, Shiling ^c   Qian, Cunchao ^d  

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

^b Anhui Institute of Geology   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d Anhui Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Continental subduction; Crust detachment; Neoproterozoic; Tuff

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748936161     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-1494-5     Document Type: Article

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