Geochemistry and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Korla mafic dykes: Constrains on the Neoproterozoic continental breakup in the Tarim Block, northwest China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 791-804

  Zhu, Wenbin ^a   Zheng, Bihai ^a   Shu, Liangshu ^a   Ma, Dongsheng ^a   Wan, Jinglin ^b   Zheng, Dewen ^b   Zhang, Zhiyong ^a   Zhu, Xiaoqing ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Break up; Geochemistry; Korla mafic dykes; Neoproterozoic; SHRIMP U Pb zircon; Tarim block

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIKE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; RODINIA; SHRIMP DATING; UPLIFT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; KURUKTAG; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79951514347     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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