Detrital zircon U-Pb dating, Hf isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry from the Songshan Group in the Dengfeng Complex: Constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen

Precambrian Research

Volumn 192-195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Liu, Chaohui ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^a   Sun, Min ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Yin, Changqing ^a   He, Yanhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dengfeng Complex; Detrital zircon; Geochemistry; Paleoproterozoic; Retroarc foreland basin; Songshan Group; Trans North China Orogen

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DOLOMITE; FORELAND BASIN; GRANITOID; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PHYLLITE; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; QUARTZITE; SCHIST; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 80855147738     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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