Geochronology, petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Triassic granitoids from Beishan, NW China

Lithos

Volumn 134-135, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-145

  Li, Shan ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Tong, Ying ^a   Hong, Dawei ^a   Guo, Qianqian ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Beishan orogen; Granitoids; Petrogenesis; Triassic; Zircon U Pb ages

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; I-TYPE ROCK; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BEISHAN; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84862804230     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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