Ion microprobe U-Pb dating of Zircon from a monviso metaplagiogranite implications for the evolution of the Piedmont-Liguria tethys in the Western Alps

Ofioliti

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-117

  Lombardo, Bruno ^a   Rubatto, Daniela ^b   Castelli, Daniele ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

In situ zircon dating; Monviso ophiolite; Piedmont Liguria Tethys. Western Alps; Plagiogranite; U Pb SHRIMP geochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346828623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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