Late Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Songliao basin, NE China: Evidence from detrital zircon ages and Sr-Nd isotopes

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 943-955

  Li, Shuang Qing ^a   Chen, Fukun ^a   Siebel, Wolfgang ^b   Wu, Jia De ^a   Zhu, Xi Yang ^a   Shan, Xuan Long ^c   Sun, Xiao Meng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon age; NE China; Songliao basin; Sr Nd isotope

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MESOZOIC; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; ZIRCON;

CHINA; MONGOL-OKHOTSK FOLD BELT; SONGLIAO BASIN;

EID: 84866033838     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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