LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb dating of gabbro from the Bayingou ophiolite in the northern Tianshan Mountains

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1168-1176

  Xu, Xueyi ^a   Li, Xiangmin ^a,b   Ma, Zhongping ^a,b   Xia, Linqi ^a   Xia, Zuchun ^a   Peng, Suxia ^a  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayingou ophiolite; Early Carboniferous; Gabbro; IA ICPMS dating

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; GABBRO; OPHIOLITE; RIFTING; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 33846031137     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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