Growth rate of the preserved continental crust: II. Constraints from Hf and O isotopes in detrital zircons from Greater Russian Rivers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1308-1345

  Wang, Christina Yan ^a,b   Campbell, Ian H ^b   Stepanov, Aleksandr S ^b   Allen, Charlotte M ^b   Burtsev, Igor N ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; GONDWANA; GROWTH RATE; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MELTING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHANEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CALIFORNIA; RUSSIAN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79451474926     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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