A revised Archaean chronology for the Napier Complex, Enderby Land, from SHRIMP ion-microprobe studies

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-91

  Harley, S L ^a   Black, L P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; granulite; Napier Complex; SHRIMP; zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0030980092     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000102     Document Type: Article

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