Hornblende thermobarometry of the Carboniferous granitoids from the Inner Mongolia Paleo-uplift: implications for the tectonic evolution of the northern margin of North China block

Provenance of the Qingshuijian Formation

Provenance of the Qingshuijian Formation (Late Carboniferous), NE China: Implications for tectonic processes in the northern margin of the North China block

✍ Young Ji Joo; Yong Il Lee; Zhiquiang Bai 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 680 KB

The Upper Carboniferous Qingshuijian Formation in the Western Hill, NE China, was deposited disconformably on a Lower Paleozoic platformal carbonate sequence. The provenance and the tectonic setting of the source area of the Qingshuijian Formation were studied using sandstone petrography and mudston