Palaeozoic terrane amalgamation in Central Europe: A REE and Sm-Nd isotope study of the pre-Variscan basement, NE Bohemian Massif

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 201, Issue , 2002, Pages 157-176

  Crowley, Quentin G ^a,b   Timmermann, Hilke ^b   Noble, Stephen R ^b   Greenville Holland, J ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; NEODYMIUM; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SAMARIUM; SOURCE ROCK; TERRANE;

CZECH REPUBLIC; POLAND;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0036915374     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.08     Document Type: Article

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