Pre-Devonian tectonic evolution of the eastern South China Block: Geochronological evidence from detrital zircons

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1427-1444

  Xiang, Lei ^a   Shu, Liang Shu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

detrital zircon; pre Devonian; South China; tectonic evolution; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL ZIRCON; PRE-DEVONIAN; SOUTH CHINA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; U-PB DATING;

BIOLOGY; GALLIUM; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LEAD; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DEVONIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENY; ORTHOGNEISS; PLUTON; RODINIA; SANDSTONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; JIANGXI; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77954574979     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4061-5     Document Type: Article

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