Precambrian detrital zircons in the Early Paleozoic Chinese Altai: Their provenance and implications for the crustal growth of central Asia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 140-154

  Jiang, Yingde ^a   Sun, Min ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^a   Yuan, Chao ^b   Xiao, Wenjiao ^c   Xia, Xiaoping ^b   Long, Xiaoping ^b   Wu, Fuyuan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CAOB; Chinese Altai; Detrital age; Metasedimentary rocks; Tuva Mongolian block

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL DRIFT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GRANITOID; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PROVENANCE; TERRANE; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TUVA;

EID: 79960388538     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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