Timing of exhumation of the Ereendavaa metamorphic core complex (north-eastern Mongolia) - U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar constraints

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-116

  Daoudene, Yannick ^a,b   Ruffet, Gilles ^a,b   Cocherie, Alain ^c   Ledru, Patrick ^c,d   Gapais, Denis ^a,b  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Early cretaceous exhumation; Ereendavaa range; Large scale extension; North eastern Mongolia; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRETACEOUS; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; JURASSIC; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TRANSBAIKALIA;

MICAS;

EID: 84872792027     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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