Geochronology of Neoproterozoic mafic rocks and sandstones from northeastern Guizhou, South China: Coeval arc magmatism and sedimentation

Precambrian Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 27-42

  Zhou, Jin Cheng ^a   Wang, Xiao Lei ^a   Qiu, Jian Sheng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geochronology; Mafic rocks; Neoproterozoic; Sandstones; South China

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

EID: 61849123218     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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