Determining precambrian crustal evolution in China: A case-study from Wutaishan, Shanxi Province, demonstrating the application of precise SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 226, Issue , 2004, Pages 5-25

  Wilde, Simon A ^a   Cawood, Peter A ^a   Wang, Kaiyi ^b   Nemchin, Alexander ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; PRECAMBRIAN; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 5544319143     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.226.01.02     Document Type: Article

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