First application of the revised Ti-in-zircon geothermometer to Paleoproterozoic ultrahigh-temperature granulites of Tuguiwula, Inner Mongolia, North China Craton

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-235

  Liu, S J ^a   Li, J H ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geochronology; North China Craton; Ti in zircon geothermometer; Ultrahigh temperature

Indexed keywords

CORDIERITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GRANULITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; RECRYSTALLIZATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 77951205073     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-009-0425-2     Document Type: Article

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