U-Pb geochronology of regional migmatites in East Sutherland, Scotland: Evidence for crustal melting during the Caledonian orogeny

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1143-1152

  Kinny, P D ^a   Friend, C R L ^b   Strachan, R A ^b   Watt, G R ^a,b   Burns, I M ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian orogeny; Moine Supergroup; Monazite; Scotland; Zircons

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; MIGMATITE; MONAZITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033381407     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.6.1143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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