Provenance and tectonic setting of the Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic Dongchuan Group in the southwestern Yangtze Block, South China: Implication for the breakup of the supercontinent Columbia

• Published in: Tectonophysics Vol. 610; pp. 110 - 127
• Main Authors: Wang, Wei, Zhou, Mei-Fu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 06.01.2014
• Subjects: Australia; Blocking; Breakup; Continents; Dongchuan Group; Formations; Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic; Rift; Sandstones; Scandium; South China; Supercontinent Columbia; Tectonics; Yangtze Block; Australia; Laurentia; Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic; Supercontinent Columbia; Rift; South China; Yangtze Block; Dongchuan Group

The Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic (1742–1503Ma) Dongchuan Group in the southwestern Yangtze Block is a rift-related sedimentary sequence that was associated with the breakup of the supercontinent Columbia and is particularly important for the possible linkage between the Yangtze Block and othe...