The oldest known rocks in south-western China: SHRIMP U-Pb magmatic crystallisation age and detrital provenance analysis of the Paleoproterozoic Dahongshan Group

The Paleoproterozoic Dahongshan Group outcrops along the present day southwest margin of the Yangtze Craton. It is the oldest rock found in the region and forms the basement for the late Mesoproterozoic sedimentary successions. The Dahongshan Group is a sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks whi...

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Main Authors: Greentree, Matthew, Li, Zheng-Xiang
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41686