Geochronology of granulite, charnockite and gneiss in the poly-metamorphosed Gaozhou Complex (Yunkai massif), South China: Emphasis on the in-situ EMP monazite dating

Lithos

Volumn 144-145, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-129

  Chen, Cheng Hong ^a   Liu, Yung Hsin ^b   Lee, Chi Yu ^a   Xiang, Hua ^c   Zhou, Han Wen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Caledonian orogeny; Hercynian and Indosinian overprint; High grade metamorphic rocks; In situ EMP monazite dating; Yunkai massif

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BIOTITE; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CHARNOCKITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANULITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATRIX; MONAZITE; ORTHOPYROXENE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; GAOZHOU; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84860674759     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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