Dating the subduction of the Arabian continental margin beneath the Semail ophiolite, Oman

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 889-892

  Warren, Clare J ^a   Parrish, Randall R ^b,c   Searle, Michael P ^a   Waters, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian margin; Eclogites; Oman ophiolite; Subduction; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

SUBDUCTION;

LEAD; URANIUM; ZIRCON;

GEOLOGY;

ARABIAN PLATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; ECLOGITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; OPHIOLITE; SUBDUCTION;

OMAN;

EID: 0242665647     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19666.1     Document Type: Article

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