Age and magmatic history of the Antananarivo block, central Madagascar, as derived from zircon geochronology and ND isotopic systematics

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 251-288

  Kröner, Alfred ^a   Hegner, Ernst ^b,c   Collins, Alan S ^d,e   Windley, Brian F ^d   Brewer, Timothy S ^d   Razakamanana, Theodore ^f   Pidgeon, Robert T ^e  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

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EID: 0034407911     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.4.251     Document Type: Article

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