U-Pb zircon dating constraints on formation time of Qilian high-grade metamorphic rock and its tectonic implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 531-538

  Xu, WangChun ^a   Zhang, HongFei ^a   Liu, XiaoMing ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geotectonic affinity; High grade metamorphic rock; Qilian Mountains; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847403054     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0082-7     Document Type: Article

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