U–Pb dating of baddeleyite and zircon from the Shizhaigou diorite in the southern margin of North China Craton: Constrains on the timing and tectonic setting of the Paleoproterozoic Xiong'er group

• Published in: Gondwana research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 184 - 193
• Main Authors: Cui, Minli, Zhang, Baolin, Zhang, Lianchang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Baddeleyite; Extension environment; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic; SIMS geochronology; Paleoproterozoic; Extension environment; North China Craton; Baddeleyite; SIMS geochronology

The Xiong'er volcanism marks an important thermal event in the southern margin of the North China Craton during the Paleoproterozoic. Precise U–Pb ages of zircon and baddeleyite from the Shizhaigou diorite which intruded the Majiahe formation of the upper part of the Xiong'er Group were de...