Episodic tectonothermal events of the western North China Craton and North Qinling Orogenic Belt in central China: Constraints from detrital zircon U-Pb ages

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-122

  Diwu, Chunrong ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Guo, Anlin ^a   Fan, Longgang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; Episodic events; Grenville; North china craton; North Qinling orogenic belt; Ordos block

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EPISODIC EVENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; PROVENANCE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING MOUNTAINS; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84857585061     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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