This data set includes major and trace elements and zircon U-Pb isotope data of Mesozoic sedimentary rocks in Baoshan block, Tengchong, Yunnan Province. The sampling time is 2018, and the area is near lameng Town, Baoshan District, Tengchong, Yunnan. The rock samples include 8 sedimentary rock samples. This data provides key information for understanding the evolution of the middle Tethys structure between Tengchong and Baoshan, and limits the closing time of the middle Tethys ocean to the late Jurassic, which is of great significance for discussing the evolution process of the Tethys structure. The whole rock major and trace elements of rock samples were tested by fluorescence spectrometer (XRF) and plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), and zircon U-Pb was dated by laser ablation plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS). The testing units include Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Institute of Qinghai Tibet Plateau. The related articles of this data set have been published in the Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, and the data results are true and reliable.

File naming and required software

1. file name:
(1) The whole rock geochemical primary and trace data are stored in Excel format, and the file name is "majortraceelement2018001.xlsx", where majortraceelement represents the content, 2015 represents the year, and 001 represents the serial number.
(2) Zircon U-Pb age data are stored in Excel format, and the file name is "u-pbdating 2018001.xlsx", where u-pbdating represents the content, 2015 represents the year, and 001 represents the serial number.
2. data reading method:
This data can be opened directly from an excel workbook.

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Zhang, J. (2022). Whole rock major and trace and zircon U-Pb isotope data set of the Mesozoic sedimentary rocks in the Tengchong and Baoshan blocks. A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2021.104944. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

Related Literatures:

1. Zhang, J.Y., Fan, W.M., Peng, T.P., & Ratschbacher, L. (2021). Southeastern continuation of the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone: Constraints from Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks in the western Baoshan block, SW China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 221, 104944.( View Details | Bibtex)

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