Initial constraints on the timing of granitic magmatism in North Korea using U-Pb zircon geochronology

Chemical Geology

Volumn 238, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 232-248

  Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Han, Ryong Hyon ^b   Yang, Jin Hui ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^c   Zhai, Ming Guo ^a   Park, Song Chol ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b State Academy of Sciences   (North Korea)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granite; North Korea; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; PRECAMBRIAN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH KOREA;

EID: 33847405780     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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