Geochronological evidence of Indosinian (high-pressure) metamorphic event and its tectonic significance in Taxkorgan area of the Western Kunlun Mountains, NW China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1445-1459

  Yang, Wen Qiang ^a   Liu, Liang ^a   Cao, Yu Ting ^a   Wang, Chao ^a,b   He, Shi Ping ^b   Li, Rong She ^b   Zhu, Xiao Hui ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bulunkuole Group; Indosinian; Kangxiwar tectonic zone; LA ICP MS zircon dating; Western Kunlun Mountains

Indexed keywords

BULUNKUOLE GROUP; INDOSINIAN; KANGXIWAR TECTONIC ZONE; LA-ICP-MS; WESTERN KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

GARNETS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LANDFORMS; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; TECTONICS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

SILICATE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; BIOTITE; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANULITE; HIGH PRESSURE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAMORPHISM; PROTOLITH; SILLIMANITE; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; TAXKORGAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77957787969     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4081-1     Document Type: Article

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