CHIME monazite ages of metasediments from the Altai orogen in northwestern China: Devonian and Permian ages of metamorphism and their significance

Island Arc

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 598-604

  Zheng, Chang Qing ^a   Kato, Takenori ^b   Enami, Masaki ^b   Xu, Xue Chun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altai orogen; Central Asian Orogenic Belt; CHIME dating; Medium pressure temperature; Metamorphism; Monazite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEVONIAN; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LEAD-LEAD DATING; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; MONAZITE; OROGENIC BELT; PERMIAN; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34250373440     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2007.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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