U-Pb and Hf isotope analyses of detrital zircons from Late Paleozoic sediments: Insights into interactions of the North China Craton with surrounding plates

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 335-346

  Li, Hong Yan ^a   He, Bin ^a   Xu, Yi Gang ^a   Huang, Xiao Long ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; North China Craton; Provenance analysis; U Pb and Hf isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITION; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PERMIAN; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPLIFT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; HENAN; JIYUAN; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 77954143618     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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