Discovery of ~4.0 Ga detrital zircons in the Changdu Block, North Qiangtang, Tibetan Plateau

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-658

  He, ShiPing ^a,b   Li, RongShe ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Zhang, HongFei ^b   Ji, WenHua ^a   Yu, PuSheng ^a   Gu, PingYang ^a   Shi, Chao ^a  

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

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Changdu Block; detrital zircons; Hadean; Hf isotopes; LA ICP MS; Ningduo Rock Group

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS FASCIATOMACULOSUS;

EID: 79952355558     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4320-z     Document Type: Article

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