Episodic precambrian crust growth: Evidence from U-Pb ages and Hf-O isotopes of zircon in the Nanhua Basin, central South China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 386-403

  Wang, Xuan Ce ^a,b,c   Li, Xian Hua ^b   Li, Zheng Xiang ^a   Li, Qiu Li ^b   Tang, Guo Qiang ^b   Gao, Yu Ya ^b   Zhang, Qi Rui ^b   Liu, Yu ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Juvenile crustal growth; Nanhua Basin; Rodinia; South China Block; Zircon Hf O isotopes; Zircon U Pb ages

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CHINA; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84872872548     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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