Age, geochemistry and tectonic setting of the Neoproterozoic (ca 830Ma) gabbros on the southern margin of the North China Craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 35-47

  Wang, Xiao Lei ^a,b,c   Jiang, Shao Yong ^a   Dai, Bao Zhang ^a   Griffin, W L ^c   Dai, Meng Ning ^d   Yang, Yue Heng ^e  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Neoproterozoic; North China; Tectonic margin; Tectonic setting; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA;

EID: 80052718106     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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