Determining sedimentation ages of high-grade metamorphic gneisses by their palynological record: A case study in the northern Schwarzwald (Variscan Belt, Germany)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-59

  Hanel, M ^a   Montenari, M ^b   Kalt, A ^a  

^a Mineralogisches Institut   (Germany)

^b Geologisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibolite facies gneisses; Palynology; Schwarzwald; Sedimentation age; Variscan belt

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GNEISS; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 0033385060     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050245     Document Type: Article

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