Metamorphic Age Comparison and Its Implications between the Zuoquan and Zanhuang Complexes in the Central North China Craton, Based on LA-ICP-MS Zircon U–Pb Dating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Sample Selection and Analytical Methods
3.1. Sample Selection
3.2. Analytical Methods
4. Results
4.1. Zircon Dating of Samples in the Zuoquan Complex
4.1.1. Magnetite-Bearing Biotite–Hornblende Schist Sample
4.1.2. Magnetite–Hornblende–Quartz Schist Sample
4.1.3. Garnet-Bearing Hornblende–Biotite–Plagioclase Gneiss Samples
4.2. Zircon Dating of Samples in the Zanhuang Complex
5. Discussion
5.1. Characteristics of Metamorphic Zircons
5.2. Interpretation of Zircon U–Pb Dating
5.3. Tectonic Implications
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiao, L.-L.; Chen, M.-H. Metamorphic Age Comparison and Its Implications between the Zuoquan and Zanhuang Complexes in the Central North China Craton, Based on LA-ICP-MS Zircon U–Pb Dating. Minerals 2019, 9, 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9120780
Xiao L-L, Chen M-H. Metamorphic Age Comparison and Its Implications between the Zuoquan and Zanhuang Complexes in the Central North China Craton, Based on LA-ICP-MS Zircon U–Pb Dating. Minerals. 2019; 9(12):780. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9120780
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Ling-Ling, and Min-Hua Chen. 2019. "Metamorphic Age Comparison and Its Implications between the Zuoquan and Zanhuang Complexes in the Central North China Craton, Based on LA-ICP-MS Zircon U–Pb Dating" Minerals 9, no. 12: 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9120780