First SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages for Hutuo Group in Wutaishan: Further evidence for Palaeoproterozoic amalgamation of North China Craton

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Wilde, S A ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^b   Wang, Kaiyi ^c   Sun, Min ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Collisional orogenesis; Hutuo Group; North China Craton; Palaeoproterozoic; SHRIMP zircon ages

Indexed keywords

EID: 11444259903     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0220     Document Type: Article

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