SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of the zircons from the Precambrian basement of the Qilian Block and its geological significances

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2687-2701

  Tung, Kuoan ^a,b   Yang, Huai Jen ^a   Yang, Houng Yi ^a   Liu, Dunyi ^c   Zhang, Jianxin ^c   Wan, Yusheng ^c   Tseng, Chien Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Museum of Natural Science   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continental reactivation; Precambrian basement; Proto Tethys; Qilian Block; SHRIMP; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

SINIA;

EID: 34948834123     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0356-0     Document Type: Article

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