Zircon u-pb chronology and hf isotope of the xingxingxia granodiorite from the central tianshan zone (nw china): Implications for the tectonic evolution of the southern altaids

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 582-593

  Lei, Ru Xiong ^a,b   Wu, Chang Zhi ^a,c   Gu, Lian Xing ^a,b   Zhang, Zun Zhong ^b   Chi, Guo Xiang ^d   Jiang, Yao Hui ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b East China Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau for Nonferrous Metal   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central asia orogenic belt (CAOB); Central tianshan zone; Hf isotopes; LA ICP MS U Pb zircon geochronology; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GRANODIORITE; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; TARIM BLOCK; TIEN SHAN; TURPAN-HAMI BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79960314200     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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