Massive granitoid production without massive continental-crust growth in the Chinese Altay: Insight into the source rock of granitoids using integrated zircon U-Pb age, Hf-Nd-Sr isotopes and geochemistry

American Journal of Science

Volumn 312, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 629-684

  Liu, W ^a   Liu, X J ^a   Xiao, W J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese Altay; Granitoid; Hf Nd Sr isotopes; Non massive continental crust growth; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; GRANITOID; HAFNIUM; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OROGENY; PROTOLITH; SOURCE ROCK; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84865996946     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/06.2012.02     Document Type: Article

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