Assembly of the Armorica microplate: A strike-slip terrane delivery? Evidence from U-Pb ages of detrital zircons

Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 619-626

  Fernández Suárez, Javier ^a   Gutiérrez Alonso, Gabriel ^a   Cox, Richard ^a   Jenner, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROPLATE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; QUARTZITE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZIRCON;

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EID: 0036743584     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341760     Document Type: Article

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