Northwestern Junggar Basin, Xiemisitai Mountains, China: A geochemical and geochronological approach

Lithos

Volumn 140-141, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-118

  Shen, Ping ^a   Shen, Yuanchao ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^a   Pan, Hongdi ^b   Zhu, Heping ^a   Meng, Lei ^a   Dai, Huawu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

SIMS zircon U Pb dating; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; Volcanic rocks; West Junggar Region; Xiemisitai Mountains; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DEVONIAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SILURIAN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHINA; XIEMISITAI MOUNTAINS; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84862816031     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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