U-Pb dating of detrital zircon from the Kokdjot Group and Bolshekaroi Formation (Malyi Karatau) yielded for all the samples age clusters at about 800-805, 855-890, 1980-2100, and 2440-2470 Ma. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test suggests they have identical provenance sources. The Kokdjot Group and Bolshekaroi Formation ages are presumably Neoproterozoic, not older than 800 Ma, though a somewhat younger age (not older 770 Ma) cannot be ruled out.

Translated title of the contributionNew Data on the Age of Detrital Zircons from the Kokdjot Group and Bolshekaroi Formation, Malyi Karatau (Southern Kazakhstan)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)316-319
Number of pages4
JournalDoklady Earth Sciences
Volume479
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2018

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