Discovery of Paleoproterozoic rapakivi granite on the northern margin of the Yangtze block and its geological significance

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-318

  Zhang, Li Juan ^a   Ma, Chang Qian ^a   Wang, Lian Xun ^a   She, Zhen Bing ^a   Wang, Shi Ming ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

A type granite; Paleoproterozoic; rapakivi; Yangtze block; zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251485940     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4236-7     Document Type: Article

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