Zircon and whole rock Nd-Pb isotopic evidence for a Grenville age and a Laurentian origin for the basement of the Precordillera in Argentina

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 637-648

  Kay, S Mahlburg ^a   Orrell, S ^a,b   Abbruzzi, J M ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Navy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRENVILLIAN; LAURENTIAN; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

ARGENTINA, PRECORDILLERA;

EID: 0030439782     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629859     Document Type: Article

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