Thermotectonic evolution of precambrian basement rocks of the kuruktag uplift, NE yarim craton, China: Evidence from apatite fission-track data

International Geology Review

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 941-954

  Zhu, Wenbin ^a   Zhang, Zhiyong ^a   Shu, Liangshu ^a   Wan, Jinglin ^a   Lu, Huafu ^a   Wang, Shengli ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Su, Jinbao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apatite fission track; Kuruktag uplift; Precambrian basement rocks; Tarim craton; thermotectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; APATITE; BASEMENT ROCK; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

CHINA; KURUKTAG; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77953849118     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810903211062     Document Type: Article

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