Continental origin of eclogites in the North Qinling terrane and its tectonic implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-30

  Wang, Hao ^a   Wu, Yuan Bao ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^a   Liu, Xiao Chi ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Qin, Zheng Wei ^a   Xie, Shi Wen ^a   Zhou, Lian ^a   Yang, Sai Hong ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Continental rifting; Eclogite; North Qinling; Protolith nature; South China Block

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; ECLOGITE; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; RIFTING; RODINIA; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84874435243     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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