First record and timing of UHP metamorphism from zircon in the Xitieshan terrane: Implications for the evolution of the entire North Qaidam metamorphic belt

American Mineralogist

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1083-1093

  Liu, Xiaochi ^a   Wu, Yuanbao ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Qin, Zhengwei ^a   Li, Qiuli ^a   Li, Xian Hua ^b   Gong, Hujun ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coesite; The North Qaidam metamorphic belt; The Xitieshan terrane; UHP metamorphism; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

BELTS; BINARY ALLOYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICA; TIMING CIRCUITS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

COESITE; METAMORPHIC BELTS; THE XITIESHAN TERRANE; UHP METAMORPHISM; ZIRCON U-PB AGE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLITE; COESITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; QAIDAM MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI; XITIESHAN;

EID: 84864861783     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2012.4048     Document Type: Article

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