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Zircon from
Sanshui Basin, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:62.2 Ma
Minimum recorded age:44 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
162.2 to 44 MaPaleogene - ICP-MS U-Pb
Sample references:
1 -
Zhou, H., Xiao, L., Dong, Y., Wang, C., Wang, F., & Ni, P. (2009). Geochemical and geochronological study of the Sanshui basin bimodal volcanic rock suite, China: implications for basin dynamics in southeastern China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 34(2), 178-189.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sanshui Basin, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1331977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1331977:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘChangkeng Au deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘDeposit No. 510, Guangning County, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
References
Zhou, H., Xiao, L., Dong, Y., Wang, C., Wang, F., & Ni, P. (2009). Geochemical and geochronological study of the Sanshui basin bimodal volcanic rock suite, China: implications for basin dynamics in southeastern China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 34(2), 178-189.
 
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