Zircon age and Nd-Hf isotopic composition of the Yunnan Tethyan belt, southwestern China

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1179-1194

  Chen, Fukun ^a   Li, Xiang Hui ^a   Wang, Xiu Li ^a   Li, Qiu Li ^a   Siebel, Wolfgang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early Paleozoic; Granite; Nd Hf isotope; Tethys; Yunnan; Zircon age

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PALEOZOIC; REWORKING; TETHYS; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 35448975149     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0146-y     Document Type: Article

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