New constraints upon the structural and isotopic age of the Oughterard Granite, and on the timing of events in the Dalradian rocks of Connemara, western Ireland

Geological Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-263

  Tanner, P W G ^a   Dempster, T J ^a   Rogers, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magmatic arc; Ordovician; Orogenesis; Rb Sr radiometric dating; White mica

Indexed keywords

DALRADIAN; GRANITE; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENESIS; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING;

IRELAND, COUNTY GALWAY, CONNEMARA;

EID: 0031411750     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1034(199709)32:3<247::AID-GJ744>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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