SHRIMP zircon age and geochemical constraints on the origin of lower Jurassic Volcanic Rocks from the Yeba formation, Southern Gangdese, South Tibet

International Geology Review

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 442-471

  Zhu, Di Cheng ^a,b   Pan, Gui Tang ^a   Chung, Sun Lin ^c   Liao, Zhong Li ^a   Wang, Li Quan ^a   Li, Guang Ming ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; MAFIC ROCK; PARTIAL MELTING; SHRIMP DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 44249110985     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.50.5.442     Document Type: Article

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