Geology and zircon U-Pb age of pillow basalt at Qiashikansoy in northern Altun Tagh, W China

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 787-794

  Xiu, Qunye ^a,c   Yu, Haifeng ^b   Liu, Yongshun ^b   Lu, Songnian ^b   Mao, Debao ^b   Li, Huimin ^b   Li, Quan ^b  

^a BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Altun Tagh; Ophiolite; Pillow basalt; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

BASALT; FAULT; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SHRIMP DATING; SLAB; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALTUN MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548074130     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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