U-Pb zircon and Sm-Nd geochronology of the Mesoproterozoic of North Queensland: Implications for a Rodinian connection with the Belt supergroup of North America

Precambrian Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 101-127

  Blewett, R S ^a   Black, L P ^a   Sun, S S ^a   Knutson, J ^a   Hutton, L J ^b   Bain, J H C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Geological Survey of Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Belt Supergroup; Geochronology; Proterozoic; Rodinia; Sm Nd; U Pb

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0031817209     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(98)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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