Eclogite origin and timings in the North Qinling terrane, and their bearing on the amalgamation of the South and North China Blocks

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1019-1031

  Wang, H ^a   Wu, Y B ^a,b   Gao, S ^a,b   Liu, X C ^a   Gong, H J ^c   Li, Q L ^b   Li, X H ^b   Yuan, H L ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; Eclogite; North China Block; Qinling; South China Block; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

AMALGAMATION; ECLOGITES; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; ZIRCON U-PB AGE;

EUROPIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METALS; QUARTZ; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON; ZONING;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; ECLOGITE; GARNET; GRANULITE FACIES; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OCEANIC CRUST; OMPHACITE; OROGENIC BELT; PHENGITE; PROTOLITH; QUARTZ VEIN; SCHIST; SUBDUCTION; TERRANE; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; SULU BELT;

EID: 80053247169     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2011.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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