Triassic high-pressure metamorphism in the Huwan shear zone: Tracking the initial subduction of continental crust in the whole Dabie orogen

Lithos

Volumn 136-139, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-72

  Liu, Xiaochi ^a   Wu, Yuanbao ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^a   Peng, Min ^a,c   Wang, Jing ^a,d   Wang, Hao ^a   Gong, Hujun ^b   Yuan, Honglin ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION   (China)

^d Anhui Institute of Geology   (China)

Author keywords

Hf isotope; Huwan; Initial continental subduction; U Pb age; Western Dabie orogen; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EXHUMATION; GARNET; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PLAGIOCLASE; PROTOLITH; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION; TRIASSIC; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84858289886     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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