Early Paleoproterozoic magmatism in the Quanji Massif, northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its tectonic significance: LA-ICPMS U-Pb zircon geochronology and geochemistry

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-166

  Gong, Songlin ^a   Chen, Nengsong ^a   Wang, Qinyan ^a   Kusky, T M ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Zhang, Lu ^a   Ba, Jin ^a   Liao, Fanxi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Early Paleoproterozoic granitic gneisses; Northeastern Tibet Plateau; Quanji Massif; Tarim and North China Cratons; Tectonic evolution; Zircon LA ICPMS U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955187692     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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