Early Ordovician U-Pb metamorphic ages of the eclogite-bearing Seve Nappes, Northern Scandinavian Caledonides

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 665-676

  Essex, R M ^a   Gromet, L P ^a   Andreasson P G ^b   Albrecht, L ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Eclogite; Seve Nappes; Titanite; U Pb ages

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; METAMORPHISM; ORDOVICIAN; SEVE NAPPE COMPLEX; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

SWEDEN, NORRBOTTEN;

EID: 0031460189     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.tb00642.x     Document Type: Article

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