Origin of paleosubduction-modified mantle for Silurian gabbro in the Cathaysia Block: Geochronological and geochemical evidence

Lithos

Volumn 160-161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-54

  Wang, Yuejun ^a   Zhang, Aimei ^a   Fan, Weiming ^a   Zhang, Yanhua ^b   Zhang, Yuzhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern Cathaysia Block; Geochemical constraint; Paleosubduction modified wedge column; Post orogenic collapse; Silurian gabbro; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON; SILURIAN; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84871545411     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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