The U-Pb dating ages and Hf isotopic compositions of zircon from various granulitic xenoliths: The formation and reworking of the lower crust beneath North China

Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-16

  Zheng, Jian Ping ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Granulitic xenolith; Hf isotope; Lower crustal evolution; North China; U Pb age; Zircon

Indexed keywords

HAFNIUM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOLITH;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 17744369071     PISSN: 10072802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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