Isotope systematics of Precambrian marbles from the Lewisian complex of northwest Scotland: Implications for Pb-Pb dating of metamorphosed carbonates

Chemical Geology

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 295-307

  Whitehouse, M J ^a,b   Russell, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Geochronology; Isotope geology; Metamorphism; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD/LEAD DATING; LEWISIAN; MARBLE; METAMORPHISM; PRECAMBRIAN;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, GLENELG; UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, IONA; UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, TIREE;

EID: 0030814341     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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