Source of the Dalradian Supergroup constrained by U-Pb dating of detrital zircon and implications for the East Laurentian margin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-246

  Cawood, Peter A ^a   Nemchin, Alexander A ^a   Smith, Martin ^b   Loewy, Staci ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dalradian Supergroup; Laurentia; Provenance; U Pb

Indexed keywords

DALRADIAN; LAURENTIA; OVERPRINTING; PRECAMBRIAN; PROVENANCE; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037360698     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-039     Document Type: Article

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