Avalonian magmatism and terrane linkage: New isotopic data from the Precambrian of North Wales

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-99

  Horak J M ^a   Doig, R ^b   Evans, J A ^c   Gibbons, W ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Avalonian orogeny; Calc alkaline composition; Terranes; Wales

Indexed keywords

AVALONIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; PRECAMBRIAN; TERRANE; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0029772094     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.1.0091     Document Type: Article

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