K-Ar and 40Ar-39Ar ages of pseudotachylites and their wall rocks from the Eastern Dabie Mountains and their implications

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 374-379

  Liu, Jianmin ^a   Dong, Shuwen ^a   Zhang, Jiasheng ^b   Liu, Xiaochun ^a   Chen, Wen ^c   Chen, Bailin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk K Ar age; Eastern Dabie; Laser probe 40Ar 39Ar; Pseudotachylite

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRETACEOUS; OROGENIC BELT; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 5044229730     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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