Zircon ages and Nd-Hf isotopic composition of the Zhaertai Group (Inner Mongolia): Evidence for early Proterozoic evolution of the northern North China Craton

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 573-590

  Li, Qiu Li ^a   Chen, Fukun ^a   Guo, Jing Hui ^a   Li, Xiang Hui ^a   Yang, Yue Heng ^a   Siebel, Wolfgang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon age; Mesoproterozoic; Nd Hf isotopes; North China Craton; Zhaertai Group

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARCHEAN; BASEMENT ROCK; CRATON; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIKE SWARM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JUVENILE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 34247143290     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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