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http://dx.doi.org/10.7854/JPSK.2013.22.3.235

SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Ages of the Gusandong (Kusandong) Tuff in the Cretaceous Gyeongsang Basin  

Kim, Jong-Sun (Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University)
Cho, Hyeongseong (Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University)
Kim, Hong-Gyun (Geotechnical Engineering Research Division in KICT)
Son, Moon (Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University)
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The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea / v.22, no.3, 2013 , pp. 235-249 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Gusandong Tuff (Kusandong Tuff), known as a very significant key bed in the Cretaceous Gyeongsang Basin, is divided into (1) Northern Gusandong Tuff (NKT), (2) Southern Gusandong Tuff (SKT), and (3) Sinsudo Tuff, which were derived from different vents. In order to suggest their more accurate eruption times and to contribute to establishing stratigraphy of the basin, SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages were determined from the three tuffs. As a result, the virtually same ages of $103.0{\pm}1.2$ Ma and $104.1{\pm}1.3$ Ma were obtained from NKT and SKT, respectively, which mean that they simultaneously erupted during 103~104 Ma. The zircon ages obtained from the Sinsudo Tuff are however divided into two groups i.e. $103.4{\pm}2.1$ and $95.79{\pm}0.98$ Ma. Based on distinctive morphology and cathodoluminescence image of the younger zircons, the younger age, $95.79{\pm}0.98$ Ma, is much more reasonable as the eruption time of the Sinsudo Tuff.
Keywords
Cretaceous; Gyeongsang Basin; Gusandong Tuff (Kusandong Tuff); SHRIMP; Sinsudo Tuff;
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