Coupled Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd geochronology constrains garnet growth in ultra-high-pressure eclogites from the Dabie orogen

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 741-758

  Cheng, Hao ^a,b   King, R L ^c   Nakamura, E ^b   Vervoort, J D ^c   Zhou, Z ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dabie; Eclogite; Garnet; Lu Hf; Sm Nd

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

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

EID: 48749132206     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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