Geochronology and paleoenvironment of the pre-Sturtian glacial strata: Evidence from the Liantuo Formation in the Nanhua rift basin of the Yangtze Block, South China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 233, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-131

  Du, Qiuding ^a,b   Wang, Zhengjiang ^a,b   Wang, Jian ^a,b   Qiu, Yansheng ^c   Jiang, Xinsheng ^a,b   Deng, Qi ^a   Yang, Fei ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c Hubei Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Banxi Group; Geochronology and paleoenvironment; Liantuo Formation; Rodinia; Yangtze block

Indexed keywords

FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON; RIFTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

CHINA; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84878371750     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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