Geological and geochronological evidence for the Precambrian evolution of the Tarim Craton and surrounding continental fragments

Precambrian Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 94-107

  Lu, Songnian ^a   Li, Huaikun ^a   Zhang, Chuanlin ^b   Niu, Guanghua ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Nanjing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Precambrian; Rodinia; Tarim Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFTING; RODINIA; SINIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

SINIA;

EID: 36249015913     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.04.025     Document Type: Article

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