U–Pb dating of zircons from tuff layer, sandstone and tillite samples in the uppermost Liantuo Formation and the lowermost Nantuo Formation in Three Gorges area, South China

• Published in: Chemie der Erde Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 103 - 109
• Main Authors: Pi, Dao-Hui, Jiang, Shao-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Liantuo Formation; South China; Three Gorges; U–Pb dating; Zircon; Liantuo Formation; Three Gorges; South China; U–Pb dating; Zircon

Uranium-lead (U–Pb) dating was conducted on zircons in tuff layers and sandstone samples from the uppermost Liantuo Formation and in a tillite sample from the lowermost Nantuo Formation in Three Gorges area, South China, using SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS techniques. Zircons from these samples yielded age s...