U-Pb and Pb-Pb age constraints on Paleoproterozoic magmatism, deformation and gold mineralization in the Omai area, Guyana Shield

Precambrian Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-86

  Norcross, Christine ^a   Davis, Donald W ^b   Spooner, Edward T C ^a   Rust, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Roy Ontario Mus 100 Queen's Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Gold; Guyana; Trans Amazonian; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GOLD; LEAD-LEAD DATING; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

GUYANA;

EID: 0034116431     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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