Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope data from Central Tianshan suggesting a link with the Tarim Block: Implications on Proterozoic supercontinent history

Precambrian Research

Volumn 206-207, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-16

  Ma, Xuxuan ^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

Baluntai; Central Tianshan; Crustal evolution; Supercontinent; Tarim Block; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; TIEN SHAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84860539422     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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