Geochronology, geochemistry and geological implications of the Mengku synorogenic plagioranite pluton in Altay, Xinjiang

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-499

  Yang, Fuquan ^a   Mao, Jingwen ^a   Yan, Shenghao ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Chai, Fengmei ^b   Zhou, Gang ^c   Liu, Guoren ^c   He, Lixin ^c   Geng, Xinxia ^a   Dai, Junzhi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c No 4 Geological Party of the Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development   (China)

Author keywords

Altay; Geochemistry; Mengku; Plagiogranite; Zircon SHRIMP U P dating

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL ARC; DEVONIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IRON; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; PLAGIOGRANITE; PLUTON; SHRIMP DATING; THOLEIITIC BASALT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 49149096097     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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