Proterozoic polymetamorphism in the Quanji Block, northwestern China: Evidence from microtextures, garnet compositions and monazite CHIME ages

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 686-698

  Wang, Qinyan ^a   Pan, Yuanming ^b   Chen, Nengsong ^a   Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Chen, Haihong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Garnet zonation; Monazite CHIME ages; Northwestern China; Polymetamorphism; Quanji Block; Supercontinent Columbia

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GARNET; LEUCOSOME; MONAZITE; PROTEROZOIC; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SUPERCONTINENT; TEXTURE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

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

EID: 58349101119     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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