A Permian large igneous province in Tarim and Central Asian orogenic belt, NW China: Results of a ca. 275 Ma mantle plume?

New sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb zircon ages, geochemical data, and a synthesis of existing stratigraphic, geochronologic, and geochemical results from the Tarim block and the Central Asian orogenic belt in northwestern China suggest the presence of a Permian (ca. 275 Ma) l...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang, C., Li, Zheng-Xiang, Li, X., Xu, Y., Zhou, G., Ye, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25373