U-Pb ages of Kude and Sajia leucogranites in Sajia dome from North Himalaya and their geological implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2087-2092

  Zhang, Hongfei ^a   Harris, Nigel ^b   Parrish, Randy ^c   Zhang, Li ^a   Zhao, Zidan ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Leucogranite; North Himalaya; Petrogenesis; Sajia dome; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144448751     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0198     Document Type: Article

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