U-Pb zircon ages of granitoid rocks in the North Dabie Complex, Eastern Dabie Shan, China

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 744-753

  Xue, Feng ^a   Rowley, David B ^a   Tucker, Robert D ^a,b   Peng, Zhan X ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CRETACEOUS; GRANITOID; ORTHOGNEISS; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CHINA, DABIE SHAN;

EID: 0031421019     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515984     Document Type: Article

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