The 40Ar/39Ar and Rb-Sr chronology of the Precambrian Aksu blueschists in western China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-205

  Yong, Wenjun ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Hall, C M ^a   Mukasa, S B ^a   Essene, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Aksu blueschist; Isotopes; Precambrian blueschist; Rb Sr

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; BLUESCHIST; LOW TEMPERATURE; METAPELITE; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTOLITH; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SUBDUCTION;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84873121796     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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