SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages for the UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss in Altyn Tagh and their geological significance

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2527-2532

  Zhang, Anda ^a   Liu, Liang ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Chen, Danling ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Luo, Jinhai ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh; Metamorphic age; SHRIMP dating; UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645947536     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0502     Document Type: Article

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