Evolution of the Yunkai Terrane, South China: Evidence from SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating, geochemistry and Nd isotope

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-153

  Wan, Yusheng ^a,b,c   Liu, Dunyi ^a,b   Wilde, Simon A ^c   Cao, Jianjin ^d   Chen, Bin ^e   Dong, Chunyan ^a,b   Song, Biao ^a,b   Du, Lilin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Beijing SHRIMP Center   (China)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basement granitoids; Nd isotopes; Palaeozoic (Caledonian) orogen; SHRIMP U Pb zircon dating; South China; Yunkai area

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE FACIES; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; SHRIMP DATING; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNKAI DASHAN;

EID: 70349751402     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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