Grenville-age orogenesis in the Qaidam-Qilian block: The link between South China and Tarim

Precambrian Research

Volumn 220-221, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-22

  Song, Shuguang ^a   Su, Li ^b   Li, Xian Hua ^c   Niu, Yaoling ^d,e   Zhang, Lifei ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b Chinese University of Geosciences   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Grenville age; North Qaidam UHPM belt; Orogeny; South West China United Continent

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MAGMA; RODINIA; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

CHINA; QAIDAM MOUNTAINS; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84867272731     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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