Ion microprobe U-Pb age determinations on zircon from the Late Archean granulite facies transition zone of southern India

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-425

  Mojzsis, S J ^a   Devaraju, T C ^b   Newton, R C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHARNOCKITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; TRANSITION ZONE; ZIRCON;

INDIA;

EID: 0037797024     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375285     Document Type: Article

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