Precise U-Pb zircon dating of a post-D2 meta-dolerite: Constraints for rapid tectonic development of the southern Adelaide Fold Belt during the Cambrian

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-90

  Chen, Y D ^a   Liu, S F ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dykes; Mafic magmas; Metamorphism; Tectonics; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DELAMERIAN OROGENY; DYKE; METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

EID: 0029768965     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.1.0083     Document Type: Article

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