Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and K-Ar geochronology of the Higo metamorphic terrane, west-central Kyushu, Japan

Island Arc

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-334

  Hamamoto, Takuji ^a   Osanai, Yasuhito ^b   Kagami, Hiroo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Higo metamorphic terrane; K Ar age; Rb Sr age; Sm Nd age; West central Kyushu

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032754689     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.1999.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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