The South China piece in the Rodinian puzzle: A reply to the comment by Munteanu and Wilson

Precambrian Research

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 77-79

  Li, Z X ^a   Li, X H ^b   Wang, X C ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arc; Continental rift; Mantle plume; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia; South China

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS ROCK; MANTLE PLUME; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; TECTONICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 65049091790     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.01.010     Document Type: Note

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