40Ar-39Ar geochronology of Cenozoic Linzizong volcanic rocks from Linzhou Basin, Tibet, China, and their geological implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1970-1979

  Zhou, Su ^a   Mo, Xuanxue ^a   Dong, Guochen ^a   Zhao, Zhidan ^a   Qiu, Ruizhao ^b   Guo, Tieying ^a   Wang, Liangliang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Linzhou Basin; Linzizong volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748943764     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0511     Document Type: Article

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