New U-Pb age and geochemical constraints on the stratigraphy and distribution of the Lantau Volcanic Group, Hong Kong

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-152

  Campbell, S D G ^a   Sewell, R J ^a   Davis, D W ^b   So, A C T ^a  

^a Geotechnical Engineering Office   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Hong Kong; U Pb dating; Volcanic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; TITANIUM; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; LANTAU ISLAND;

EID: 35148857564     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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