Research Article

The Mesozoic Tectonic Dynamics and Chronology in the Eastern North China Block

Table 1

Mineral 40Ar-39Ar data in the main shear zone of the eastern Dabie Orogenic Belt [11].

Shear zoneMineralWeighted mean plateau age (Ma)

Xiaotian-Mozitan shear zoneBiotite 1 2 4 . 1 7 ± 0 . 2 5
Biotite 1 2 6 . 9 1 ± 0 . 3 0
Shuihou-Wuhe shear zoneBiotite 1 9 0 . 5 9 ± 0 . 4 2
Taihu-Mamiao shear zoneHornblende 1 9 7 . 4 1 ± 0 . 4 6
Biotite 1 8 9 . 4 2 ± 0 . 2 9
Susong-Qingshuihe shear zoneBiotite 1 2 4 . 8 7 ± 0 . 2 1
White mica 1 9 4 . 0 1 ± 0 . 3 6
Biotite 1 2 7 . 9 6 ± 0 . 3 0