Permo-Triassic arc magmatism in central Tibet: Evidence from zircon U-Pb geochronology, Hf isotopes, rare earth elements, and bulk geochemistry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 284, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 270-282

  Yang, T N ^a   Zhang, H R ^a   Liu, Y X ^a   Wang, Z L ^a   Song, Y C ^a   Yang, Z S ^b   Tian, S H ^b   Xie, H Q ^a   Hou, K J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arc like magmatism; Central Tibet; Hf isotopes; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARC MAGMATISM; BLUESCHISTS; CENTRAL TIBET; ECLOGITES; HF ISOTOPE; HF ISOTOPES; IN-SITU; LA-ICP-MS; LATE PALEOZOIC; MAGMATISMS; METAMORPHIC BELTS; PALEO-TETHYS; PB ISOTOPES; PERMIAN; PERMO-TRIASSIC; QIANGTANG; QIANGTANG BLOCK; REE PATTERN; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CORRELATION; TRIASSIC; U-PB DATING; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH-PRESSURE METAMORPHIC; VOLCANIC BELT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BLUESCHIST; CORRELATION; ECLOGITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SHRIMP DATING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUTURE ZONE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 79955469014     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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