U-Pb dating of Mesozoic igneous rocks from Hong Kong

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1067-1076

  Davis, D W ^a   Sewell, R J ^b   Campbell, S D G ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b Hong Kong Geological Survey   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dates; Hong Kong; Mesozoic; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943112363     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.6.1067     Document Type: Article

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