Electron microprobe chemical ages of monazite from Qinling Group in the Qinling Orogen: Evidence for Late Pan-African metamorphism?

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2645-2650

  Chen, Qiang ^a   Chen, Nengsong ^a   Wang, Qinyan ^a   Sun, Min ^b   Wang, Xinyu ^c   Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Shu, Guiming ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Guangxi Geological Survey Research Institute   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron microprobe dating; Late Pan African thermal event; Monazite; Qinling Orogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751006627     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-2152-7     Document Type: Article

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