Petrogenesis of Mesoproterozoic (Subjotnian) rapakivi complexes of central Sweden: Implications from U–Pb zircon ages, Nd, Sr and Pb isotopes

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-228

  Andersson, U B ^a   Neymark, L A ^b   Billstrom K ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A Type; Archaean basement; assimilation; contamination; initial Nd ratios; LREE enrichment depletion; mixing

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DATING METHOD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; RAPAKIVI;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0036289735     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: 14737116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300000237     Document Type: Article

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