Geochronological and geochemical features of the Cathaysia block (South China): New evidence for the Neoproterozoic breakup of Rodinia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 187, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 263-276

  Shu, Liang Shu ^a   Faure, Michel ^b   Yu, Jin Hai ^a   Jahn, Bor Ming ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UMR 7327   (France)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cathaysia block; Geochemistry and Hf isotope; Mafic igneous rocks; Neoproterozoic rifting; Rhyolite; SHRIMP U Pb zircon dating; South China

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; MAGMATISM; ORDOVICIAN; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; RIFTING; RODINIA; SHRIMP DATING; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA;

EID: 79955745274     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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