Rb-Sr Isotope Dating of Neoproterozoic (Malani Group) Magmatism from Southwest Rajasthan, India: Evidence of Younger Pan-African Thermal Event by 40Ar-39Ar Studies

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Rathore, S S ^a   Venkatesan, T R ^b   Srivastava, R K ^c  

^a ONGC   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Malani Group; Neoproterozoic magmatism; Pan African thermo tectonic event; Rb Sr age

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COUNTRY ROCK; GRANITOID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; OVERPRINTING; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 0001376348     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70151-9     Document Type: Article

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