U-Pb geochronology and Lu-Hf isotopes of zircons from newly identified Permian-Early Triassic plutons in western Liaoning province along the northern margin of the North China Craton: Constraints on petrogenesis and tectonic setting

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 671-685

  Bai, Xiang ^a   Liu, Shuwen ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Yang, Pengtao ^a   Li, Qiugen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Gabbro, diorite, and monzogranite; Northern margin of the North China Craton; Permian Early Triassic magmatism; Petrogenesis; Tectonic setting; Zircon U Pb Hf isotopic systematics

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LUTETIUM; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; LIAONING; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84875384344     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0821-0     Document Type: Article

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