Geochronology of metarhyolites from the Kangbutiebao Formation in the Kelang basin, Altay Mountains, Xinjiang: Implications for the tectonic evolution and metallogeny

Gondwana Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-200

  Chai, Fengmei ^a,b   Mao, Jingwen ^b   Dong, Lianhui ^c   Yang, Fuquan ^b   Liu, Feng ^b   Geng, Xinxia ^b   Zhang, Zhixin ^b  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Active continental margin; Chinese Altay Mountains; Metarhyolite; SHRIMP zircon U Pb age; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LEAD; METAIGNEOUS ROCK; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENIC BELT; OUTCROP; RHYOLITE; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZINC;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 67650835427     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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