Origin and evolution of the Paleozoic Cabo Ortegal ultramafic-mafic complex (NW Spain): U-Pb, Rb-Sr and Pb-Pb isotope data

Chemical Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 281-304

  Santos Zalduegui, J F ^a   Scharer U ^a   Gil Ibarguchi, J I ^b   Girardeau, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD/LEAD DATING; MAGNETISM; OBDUCTION; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING; SUBDUCTION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

SPAIN, LA CORUNA, CABO ORTEGAL COMPLEX;

EID: 0030455424     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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