Cooling of a Late-Syn Orogenic Pluton: Evidence from Laser K-feldspar Modelling of the Carion Granite, Madagascar

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 541-550

  Meert, Joseph G ^a,b   Hall, Chris ^c   Nédélec, Anne ^d   Madison Razanatseheno, Marie O ^e  

^a Norwegian Geological Survey   (Norway)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Cooling history; Gondwana; Laser fusion; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; COOLING; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; MODELING; PLUTON; POTASSIUM; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0000050808     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70353-1     Document Type: Article

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