Age of metamorphism of Otago Schist in eastern Otago and determination of protoliths from initial strontium isotope characteristics

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-286

  Adams, C J ^a   Graham, I J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Caples; K Ar; Metagreywacke; Otago Schist; Rb Sr; Sr isotopes; Torlesse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000871718     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1997.9514760     Document Type: Article

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