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Tectonic sketch map of the southwestern Ordos Basin (a) and profile of drill holes, sample locations (b).
Photos of samples and zircon U-Pb dating of the tuff beds in the Ordos Basin. a‒c ‒photos of three samples; d‒f‒orthogonal polarization micrographs of three samples; h‒j‒zircon U-Pb dating concordia diagrams, weighted mean ages, and CL images.