The Early Permian active continental margin and crustal growth of the Cathaysia Block: In situ U-Pb, Lu-Hf and O isotope analyses of detrital zircons

Chemical Geology

Volumn 328, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-207

  Li, Xian Hua ^a,b   Li, Zheng Xiang ^c   He, Bin ^b   Li, Wu Xian ^b   Li, Qiu Li ^a   Gao, Yuya ^a   Wang, Xuan Ce ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; Hf and O isotopes; Permian; Sedimentary provenance; Southeastern China; U Pb age

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL ZIRCON; PERMIAN; SEDIMENTARY PROVENANCE; SOUTHEASTERN CHINA; U-PB AGE;

COASTAL ZONES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZIRCON;

HAFNIUM;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; PROVENANCE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA;

EID: 84862296402     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.10.027     Document Type: Article

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