The oldest known rocks in south-western China: SHRIMP U-Pb magmatic crystallisation age and detrital provenance analysis of the Paleoproterozoic Dahongshan Group

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 289-302

  Greentree, Matthew R ^a   Li, Zheng Xiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basement; Dahongshan Group; Geochronology; Paleoproterozoic; South China; Yangtze Craton

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CARBONATE ROCK; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 49749148731     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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