Post-orogenic extension in the eastern part of the Jiangnan orogen: Evidence from ca 800-760Ma volcanic rocks

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 404-423

  Wang, Xiao Lei ^a   Shu, Liang Shu ^a   Xing, Guang Fu ^b   Zhou, Jin Cheng ^a   Tang, Ming ^a   Shu, Xu Jie ^a   Qi, Liang ^c   Hu, Yan Hua ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d Zhejiang Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Extension; Jiangnan orogen; Neoproterozoic; Post orogenic; South China; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; DIKE; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAFIC ROCK; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; THOLEIITE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHINA; JIANGNAN;

EID: 84867241986     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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