Zircon U-Pb Age, Trace Element, and Hf Isotope Evidence for Paleoproterozoic Granulite-Facies Metamorphism and Archean Crustal Remnant in the Dabie Orogen

Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-134

  Nengzhong, Lei ^a   Yuanbao, Wu ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

fluid availability; granulite facies; metamorphism; Paleoproterozoic; zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE FACIES; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 43049146791     PISSN: 10020705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0705(08)60031-X     Document Type: Article

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