Precambrian tectonic evolution of central tianshan, NW China: Constraints from U-Pb dating and in situ Hf isotopic analysis of detrital zircons

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 450-473

  Ma, Xuxuan ^a   Shu, Liangshu ^a   Jahn, Bor Ming ^b   Zhu, Wenbin ^a   Faure, Michel ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UMR 7327   (France)

Author keywords

Baluntai; Detrital zircon; Hf isotope composition; Precambrian tectonic evolution; Tarim Block; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; TIEN SHAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84869871092     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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