Zircon and muscovite ages, geochemistry, and Nd-Hf isotopes for the Aktyuz metamorphic terrane: Evidence for an Early Ordovician collisional belt in the northern Tianshan of Kyrgyzstan

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 901-927

  Kroner A ^a,b   Alexeiev, D V ^c   Hegner, E ^d   Rojas Agramonte, Y ^a   Corsini, M ^e   Chao, Y ^f   Wong, J ^g   Windley, B F ^h   Liu, D ^b   Tretyakov, A A ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^f GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collision; Crustal melt granitoids; Kyrgyzstan; Muscovite Ar dating; Nd and Hf isotopes; Northern Tianshan; Tectonic model; Zircon age; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858624064     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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