Tectonothermal evolution of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Resolution of Variscan versus Alpine events with 40Ar/39Ar ages

Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 329-352

  Dallmeyer, R D ^a   Pana D I ^a,b   Neubauer, F ^a,c   Erdmer, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALPINE OROGENY; ARGON-ARGON DATING; HERCYNIAN OROGENY;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0033437198     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314352     Document Type: Article

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