Zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotope evidence for contrasting origin of bimodal protoliths for ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks from the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling project

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 873-894

  Chen, R X ^a,b   Zheng, Y F ^b,c   Zhao, Z F ^a   Tang, J ^a   Wu, F Y ^c   Liu, X M ^b  

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

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bimodal magmatism; Dual origin; Hf isotopes; Neoproterozoic protolith; Suluor ogen; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; CHINESE CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROJECT; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MELTING; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PROTOLITH; RIFTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 34848923369     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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