Ca. 2.5 Ga TTG rocks in the western Alxa Block and their implications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 4064-4076

  Gong, JiangHua ^a   Zhang, JianXin ^a   Yu, ShengYao ^a   Li, HuaiKun ^b   Hou, KeJun ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c China Academy of Geological Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

2.5 Ga; Alxa Block; Beidashan; Hf isotope; North China Craton; TTG; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868193420     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5315-8     Document Type: Article

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