Early Cambrian oceanic plagiogranite in the Silvretta Nappe, eastern Alps: Geochemical, zircon U-Pb and Rb-Sr data from garnet-hornblende-plagioclase gneisses

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 822-831

  Muller B ^a   Klotzli U ^b   Schaltegger, U ^a   Flisch, M ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Austro Alpine; Eastern Alps; Magmatism; Oceanic rocks; Rb Sr; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

EUROPE, ALPS, SILVRETTA NAPPE;

EID: 0030428885     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02440113     Document Type: Article

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