Geochronology of middle Neoproterozoic volcanic deposits in Yangtze Craton interior of South China and its implications to tectonic settings

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1307-1315

  Wang, Zheng Jiang ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Duan, Tai Zhong ^b   Xie, Yuan ^a   Zhuo, Jie Wen ^a,c   Yang, Ping ^a  

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

^b Marathon Oil UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ejiaao Formation of Banxi Group; episodic and bimodal igneous series; middle Neoproterozoic; SHRIMP zircon U Pb dating; Yangtze Craton

Indexed keywords

EJIAAO FORMATION OF BANXI GROUP; EPISODIC AND BIMODAL IGNEOUS SERIES; NEOPROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP ZIRCON U-PB DATING; YANGTZE CRATON;

LEAD; SILICATE MINERALS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

DEPOSITION; DIABASE; DIKE SWARM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; RODINIA; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; TUFF; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

CHINA; GUIZHOU; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 77956876508     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4012-1     Document Type: Article

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