SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating for the dacite of the Sangxiu Formation in the central segment of Tethyan Himalaya and its implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 563-568

  Zhu, Dicheng ^a   Pan, Guitang ^a   Mo, Xuanxue ^b   Wang, Liquan ^a   Liao, Zhongli ^a   Jiang, Xinsheng ^a   Geng, Quanru ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Sangxiu Formation dacite; SHRIMP dating; Tethyan Himalaya; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749361881     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0281     Document Type: Article

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