Detrital zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotope constrains on the generation and reworking of Precambrian continental crust in the Cathaysia Block, South China: A synthesis

Gondwana Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1202-1215

  Li, Xian Hua ^a   Li, Zheng Xiang ^b,c   Li, Wu Xian ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathaysia; Crustal evolution; Detrital zircon U Pb and Hf isotopes; South China; Supercontinent

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECAMBRIAN; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA;

EID: 84893689982     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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