Timing of eclogite facies metamorphism in the North Qinling by U-Pb and Lu-Hf geochronology

Lithos

Volumn 136-139, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-59

  Cheng, Hao ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Vervoort, Jeffrey D ^b   Li, Xianhua ^c   Li, Qiuli ^c   Wu, Yuanbao ^d   Zheng, Shu ^d  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eclogite; Geochronology; Lu Hf; Qinling; U Pb

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; ECLOGITE; FACIES; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; HAFNIUM; LUTETIUM; METAMORPHISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OMPHACITE; PETROLOGY; PORPHYROBLAST; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84858285098     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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