Age assignment of the upper Carboniferous Arbasay Formation in Shichang Region, North Tianshan (NW China)
Abstract The North Tianshan Orogenic Belt contains the youngest ophiolites in the Tianshan and provides some information on timing of the last closure of the Junggar-Balkhash Ocean. LA–ICP–MS zircon U–Pb dating was conducted to define the formation age of the Arbasay Formation in the Shichang Region...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Palaeogeography |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-018-0003-5 |