SHRIMP zircon U-Pb geochronology and lithogeochemistry of Caledonian Granites from the Laojunshan area, southeastern Yunnan province, China: Implications for the collision between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-122

  Guo, Liguo ^a,b,c   Liu, Yuping ^b   Li, Chaoyang ^a   Xu, Wei ^d   Ye, Lin ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d Shenli Oil Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Caledonian; Cathaysia; Collision; Granites; Laojunshan; SHRIMP zircon U Pb dating; South China; Southeastern Yunnan

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DOME; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANITE; I-TYPE ROCK; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PROVENANCE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; LAOJUN MOUNTAIN; VIET NAM; YANGTZE PLATFORM; YUNNAN;

EID: 77953612068     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0012     Document Type: Article

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