Precambrian crustal evolution of the Yangtze Block tracked by detrital zircons from Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks

Precambrian Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 131-144

  Wang, Li Juan ^a,b   Griffin, W L ^b   Yu, Jin Hai ^a,b   O'Reilly, S Y ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Yangtze Block; Zircon Hf isotopes; Zircon trace elements; Zircon U Pb ages

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HAFNIUM; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 74149092961     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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