U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology of sedimentary rocks in NE Vietnam: Implication for Early and Middle Devoni-an Palaeogeography

Abstract

Rocks of the Do Son Peninsula in NE Vietnam are mainly composed of Paleozoic siliciclastics. The overall sedimentary record represents fluvial to deltaic prograding deposits close to a shoreline. We present detrital zircon U-Pb analytical results from two samples, the Van Canh and the Van Huong Formations (east Red River Basin). Zircons were analyzed for U, Th, and Pb isotopes by LA-SF ICP-MS techniques. The youngest zircon of each formation provides maximum ages of sedimentation at 407.1 ± 9.5 Ma and 406.3 ± 4.0 Ma. The zircon cluster of both samples supports the postulated position of NE Vietnam close to the western Himalaya.

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