U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes in detrital zircon from Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the northern Yangtze Block: Implications for Precambrian crustal evolution

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1261-1272

  Wang, Li Juan ^a,b,c   Griffin, W L ^c   Yu, Jin Hai ^b,c   O'Reilly, S Y ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JIANGSU PROVINCE   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Detrital zircon; Lu Hf isotopes; U Pb dating; Yangtze Block

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LUTETIUM; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84875375310     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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