Geochemistry and geochronology of high-grade rocks from the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica: Evidence for an Early Neoproterozoic basement metamorphosed during a single Late Neoproterozoic/Cambrian tectonic cycle

Precambrian Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-118

  Liu, Xiaochun ^a   Jahn, Bor Ming ^b,c   Zhao, Yue ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^d   Liu, Xiaohan ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Early Neoproterozoic; East Antarctica; Grove Mountains; Late Neoproterozoic Cambrian; Mafic felsic intrusion; Prydz Belt; Single metamorphic cycle

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CAMBRIAN; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANULITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; METAMORPHISM; ORTHOGNEISS; PARAGENESIS; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TONALITE; ZIRCON;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; GROVE MOUNTAINS; PRYDZ BAY;

EID: 34547800112     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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