U-Pb geochronology of the central Ribeira belt (Brazil) and implications for the evolution of the Brazilian Orogeny

Precambrian Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 347-361

  Machado, N ^a   Valladares, C ^b   Heilbron, M ^b   Valeriano, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN OROGENY; DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

BRAZIL, RIBEIRA BELT;

EID: 0030512268     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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