Late-Paleoproterozoic granite events and their geological significance in Helanshan area, Inner Mongolia: Evidence from geochronology

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1830-1842

  Geng, YuanSheng ^a   Zhou, XiWen ^a   Wang, XinShe ^a   Ren, LiuDong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Granitoids; Helanshan complex; Late Paleoproterozoic; Northern margin of North China Craton; Zircon SHRIMP U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GARNETS; GRANITE; MICA; SHELLFISH; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

GRANITOIDS; HELANSHAN COMPLEX; NORTH CHINA CRATON; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP U-PB DATING;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANITOID; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; HELAN MOUNTAINS; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84977998316     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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