Origin of northern Gondwana Cambrian sandstone revealed by detrital zircon SHRIMP dating

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-230

  Avigad, D ^a   Kolodner, K ^a   McWilliams, M ^b   Persing, H ^c   Weissbrod, T ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Israel Geological Survey   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cambrian sandstone; Detrital zircon; Erosion; Gondwana; Pan African orogeny; U Pb SHRIMP dating

Indexed keywords

HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROPROBES;

FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ION MICROSCOPES; VOLCANOES;

SANDSTONE;

CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHRIMP DATING;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0037347570     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0227:OONGCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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