SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating on Nyainqentanglha granite in central Lhasa block

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Liu, Qisheng ^a   Wu, Zhenhan ^a   Hu, Daogong ^a   Ye, Peisheng ^a   Jiang, Wan ^a   Wang, Yanbin ^a   Zhang, Hancheng ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biotite monzonitic granite; Nyainqentanglha; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; U Pb zircon dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844527171     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0189     Document Type: Article

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