The Saghand Region, Central Iran: U-Pb geochronology, petrogenesis and implications for Gondwana tectonics

American Journal of Science

Volumn 303, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 622-665

  Ramezani, Jahandar ^a,b   Tucker, Robert D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROGENESIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

IRAN; SAGHAND;

EID: 0345330871     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.303.7.622     Document Type: Article

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