Detrital zircon of 4100 Ma in quartzite in Burang, Tibet

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1249-1251

  Wen, Chunqi ^a   Duo, Ji ^b   Fan, Xiaoping ^b   Guo, Jianci ^b   Ni, Zhiyao ^a   Li, Xiaowen ^b   Shi, Yuruo ^c   Wen, Quan ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Xizang Bureau of Geol/Mineral Rsrc   (China)

^c Beijing SHRIMP Center   (China)

Author keywords

4100 Ma; Detrital zircon; SHRIMP; Tibet

Indexed keywords

QUARTZITE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 33845940337     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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