Multiple partial melting events in the Sulu UHP terrane: Zircon U-Pb dating of granitic leucosomes within amphibolite and gneiss

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 887-906

  Liu, F L ^a   Robinson, P T ^b   Liu, P H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatectic zircon; Granitic leucosome; Mineral inclusions; Multiple partial melting events; REE; Sulu UHP terrane; U Pb age

Indexed keywords

GRANITIC LEUCOSOME; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; REE; SULU UHP TERRANE; U-PB AGE;

COALESCENCE; EUROPIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; LEVEES; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; ROCKS; ZIRCON;

MELTING;

AMPHIBOLITE; ECLOGITE; GRANITE; GRANULITE FACIES; HOST ROCK; INCLUSION; LEUCOSOME; MINERAL; ORTHOGNEISS; PARTIAL MELTING; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TERRANE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; JIANGSU; MAOBEI; SHANDONG; WEIHAI;

EID: 84865683153     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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