U-Pb SHRIMP and 40Ar/39Ar ages constrain the deformation history of the Karakoram fault zone (KFZ), SW Tibet

Tectonophysics

Volumn 509, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 208-217

  Wang, Shifeng ^a   Wang, Erchie ^a   Fang, Xiaomin ^a   Lai, Qingzhou ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Gangdese magmatism belt; Karakoram fault zone; Tibet; U Pb

Indexed keywords

40AR/39AR; KARAKORAM FAULT ZONE; MAGMATISMS; TIBET; U-PB;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; GRANITE; LEAD; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; SHELLFISH;

TECTONICS;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BATHOLITH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; SHEAR ZONE; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; KARAKORAM FAULT ZONE; XIZANG;

EID: 80051685497     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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