Zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Konggar granitoid and migmatite: Constraints on the Oligo-Miocene tectono-thermal evolution of the xianshuihe fault zone, east tibet

Tectonophysics

Volumn 606, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-139

  Li, Hailong ^a,b,c   Zhang, Yueqiao ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

Granitoid; Konggar massif; Migmatite; Xianshuihe fault zone; Zircon SHRIMP U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

GRANITOID; KONGGAR MASSIF; MIGMATITE; SHRIMP U-PB DATING; XIANSHUIHE FAULT;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; ROCKS; SHELLFISH; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

LEAD;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MIGMATITE; MIGMATIZATION; OLIGOCENE; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 84885292543     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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