A Paleozoic subduction complex in Korea: SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages and tectonic implications

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 890-903

  Kim, Sung Won ^a   Kwon, Sanghoon ^b   Santosh, M ^c   Williams, Ian S ^d   Yi, Keewook ^e  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Collision; Korean collision belt; Qinling Dabie Sulu belt; Subduction; Wolhyeonri tectonic complex

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; AGE DETERMINATION; BASIN EVOLUTION; FOREARC BASIN; PALEOZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

KOREA;

EID: 80052887153     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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