Zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotope compositions of migmatite from the North Dabie terrane in China: Constraints on partial melting

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 991-1009

  Wu, Y B ^a,b,c   Zheng, Y F ^b,d,e   Zhang, S B ^b   Zhao, Z F ^b   Wu, F Y ^e   Liu, X M ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

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

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Dabie orogen; Hfisotope; Migmatite; Partial melting; U Pbage; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GNEISS; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MIGMATITE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTIAL MELTING; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE-SULU BELT; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 36248953969     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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