Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology and petrogenesis of the plagiogranites from the Lagkor Lake ophiolite, Gerze, Tibet, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-659

  Zhang, YuXiu ^a,b   Zhang, KaiJun ^a,c   Li, Bing ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a,b   Wei, QingGuo ^a,b   Tang, XianChun ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gerze; Plagiogranite; SHRIMP U Pb geochronology; Tibet; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847617789     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0084-5     Document Type: Article

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