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Aug 2026
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Qing Du, Jiyuan Yin, Andrew C. Kerr, Guibin Zhang. Detrital Zircon U-Pb Constraints on Late Triassic Flysch Sedimentation and Li-Pegmatite Sources in the Tianshuihai Terrane, West Kunlun, Northwestern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(4): 1995-2000. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0620-3
Citation: Qing Du, Jiyuan Yin, Andrew C. Kerr, Guibin Zhang. Detrital Zircon U-Pb Constraints on Late Triassic Flysch Sedimentation and Li-Pegmatite Sources in the Tianshuihai Terrane, West Kunlun, Northwestern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(4): 1995-2000. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0620-3

Detrital Zircon U-Pb Constraints on Late Triassic Flysch Sedimentation and Li-Pegmatite Sources in the Tianshuihai Terrane, West Kunlun, Northwestern Tibetan Plateau

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0620-3
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  • Corresponding author: Jiyuan Yin, yinjiyuan1983@163.com
  • Received Date: 24 Dec 2025
  • Accepted Date: 29 Jun 2026
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Aug 2026
  • Electronic Supplementary Material: Supplementary material (Table S1) is available in the online version of this article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-026-0620-3.
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