Amalgamation between the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China: Constraints from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages, geochemistry and Nd-Hf isotopes of the Shuangxiwu volcanic rocks

Precambrian Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 117-128

  Li, Xian Hua ^a,b   Li, Wu Xian ^c   Li, Zheng Xiang ^d   Lo, Ching Hua ^b   Wang, Jian ^e   Ye, Mei Fang ^c   Yang, Yue Heng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Nd Hf isotopes; Neoproterozoic; South China; U Pb zircon age; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONTINENTAL ARC; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; MESOZOIC; RIFTING; TECTONIC PHENOMENA; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70349087709     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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