Geochemistry and Nd isotopic composition of the Early Paleozoic flysch sequence in the Chinese Altai, Central Asia: Evidence for a northward-derived mafic source and insight into Nd model ages in accretionary orogen

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 554-566

  Long, Xiaoping ^a,b   Yuan, Chao ^a,b   Sun, Min ^c   Xiao, Wenjiao ^d   Wang, Yujing ^a   Cai, Keda ^c   Jiang, Yingde ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Accretionary orogen; Flysch; Geochemistry; Nd isotope; Provenance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLYSCH; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OROGENIC BELT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 84863877675     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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