Zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope study of the Neoproterozoic Haizhou Group in the Sulu orogen: Provenance and tectonic implications

Lithos

Volumn 136-139, Issue , 2012, Pages 261-281

  Zhou, Jian Bo ^a,b   Wilde, Simon A ^a,b   Liu, Fu Lai ^c   Han, Jie ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dabie Sulu; Detrital zircon U Pb dating; Haizhou Group; Lu Hf isotopes; Neoproterozoic provenance; South China Block

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEAN; CRUST; FAULT; GRAYWACKE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SCHIST; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; JIAOBEI TERRANE; SHANDONG; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84858291135     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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