Precambrian crustal evolution of the South China Block and its relation to supercontinent history: Constraints from U-Pb ages, Lu-Hf isotopes and REE geochemistry of zircons from sandstones and granodiorite

Precambrian Research

Volumn 208-211, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-48

  Yao, Jinlong ^a   Shu, Liangshu ^a   Santosh, M ^b,c   Li, Jinyi ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES BEIJING   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathaysia Block; Crustal evolution; Detrital zircon; Geochronology; Hf isotope; South China; Yangtze Block

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANODIORITE; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LUTETIUM; MAGMA; ORDOVICIAN; PRECAMBRIAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SANDSTONE; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84860326576     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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