U-Pb zircon geochronology of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous extension-related silicic volcanism in the northern New England Fold Belt

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 645-664

  Bryan, S E ^a,c   Allen, C M ^b   Holcombe, R J ^a   Fielding, C R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Crustal reworking; Devonian; Inheritance; New England Fold Belt; Uranium lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

FOLD BELT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ENGLAND FOLD BELT; WORLD;

EID: 11344259262     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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