Zircon U-Pb ages, Hf and O isotopes constrain the crustal architecture of the ultrahigh-pressure Dabie orogen in China

Chemical Geology

Volumn 253, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 222-242

  Zhao, Zi Fu ^a   Zheng, Yong Fei ^a,d   Wei, Chun Sheng ^a   Chen, Fu Kun ^b   Liu, Xiaoming ^c   Wu, Fu Yuan ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal architecture; Hf O isotopes; Metamorphic effect; Protolith origin; U Pb age; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANITE; HAFNIUM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; SUBDUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

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

EID: 47749092029     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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