Structural evolution and 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Zanhuang metamorphic domain in the North China Craton: Constraints on paleoproterozoic tectonothermal overprinting

Precambrian Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 159-182

  Wang, Y J ^a   Fan, W M ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Guo, F ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar thermochronology; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Uplifting; Zanhuang domain

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARGON; GADOLINIUM; ISOTOPE;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; OVERPRINTING; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONOLOGY; COOLING; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGY; HISTORY; ROCK; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

EID: 0037430793     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00210-3     Document Type: Article

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