Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Geochronology of the Eppawala Metamorphic Rocks and Carbonatite, Wanni Complex, Sri Lanka

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 409-420

  Weerakoon, M W K ^a   Miyazaki, T ^a   Shuto, K ^a   Kagami, H ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; Closure temperature; Eppawala; Intrusion age; Regional metamorphism

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; APATITE; BIOTITE; CARBONATITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; PETROLOGY; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0347039227     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70340-3     Document Type: Article

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