The Neoproterozoic Brasiliano orogeny in northeast Brazil: 40Ar/39Ar and petrostructural data from Ceará

Precambrian Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 241-264

  Monie P ^a   Caby, R ^a   Arthaud, M H ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibolite granulite; Brasiliano; Cear ; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; BRASILIANO OROGENY; GRANULITE; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE;

BRAZIL, BORBOREMA PROVINCE; BRAZIL, CEARA STATE;

EID: 0030735439     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00037-x     Document Type: Article

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