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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (05): 957-969.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.05.03

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Zircon U-Pb Ages for Volcanic Rocks in Bayan Har Group in the Northern Tibetan Plateau and Its Geological Significance

XIA Mengmeng1(), GAO Wanli1, HU Daogong1(), ZHANG Yaoling1, XU Jiusheng2, JIA Liyun1, WANG Chaoqun1   

  1. 1. Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081,China
    2. Hubei Earthquake Agency, Wuhan,Hubei 430071, China
  • Received:2018-09-17 Revised:2019-07-10 Online:2019-10-26 Published:2019-10-28
  • Contact: HU Daogong

Abstract:

Using laser ablation multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(LA-ICP-MS)method, the authors determined zircon U-Pb isotopes of the dacitic rock interlayers of Bayan Har Group in Kabaniuerduo area of northern Tibetan Plateau. The authors conducted dating of six samples and obtained ages of (208.1±0.8) Ma, (206.1±1.2) Ma,(208.2±1.3) Ma, (207.5±1.1) Ma, (203.8±1.9) Ma, and (205.1±1.8) Ma, respectively, precisely showing the Early Rhaetian age of the Late Triassic. These dating results of the volcanic rocks would benefit the stratigraphic classification and correlation of the Upper Triassic flysch within the Bayan Har Group and could provide evidence and age constraints for the collision and orogeny between blocks of Baryan Har block and Kunlun block.

Key words: Bayan Har Group, LA-ICP-MS age, Late Triassic, Tibetan Plateau

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