In-situ U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic analyses of zircons from volcanic rocks of the Houcheng and Zhangjiakou formations in the Zhang-Xuan area, Northeast China

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-80

  Yang, Jin Hui ^a   Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Shao, Ji An ^b   Xie, Lie Wen ^a   Liu, Xiao Ming ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Houcheng Formation; Volcanic rock; Zhangjiakou Formation; Zhangjiakou Xuanhua area; Zircon Hf isotopes; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

GROWTH (MATERIALS); ISOTOPES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; SAMPLING; ZIRCON;

CRUSTAL GROWTH; CRUSTAL MODEL AGE; HOUCHENG FORMATION; ZHANGJIAKOU FORMATION; ZHANGJIAKOU XUANHUA AREA;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

EID: 33645459986     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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