LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb dating of granitic rocks from the Nansha micro-block, South China Sea, and its geological significance

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1057-1067

  Yan, Quanshu ^a   Shi, Xuefa ^a   Wang, Kunshan ^a   Liu, Xiaoming ^b  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Northwest University   (China)

Author keywords

Geological significance; Granitic rock; Nansha micro block; South China Sea; Zircon U Pb

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOGRANITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SPRATLY ISLANDS;

EID: 58149343792     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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