470 Ma granitoid magmatism associated with the Grampian Orogeny in the Slishwood Division, NW Ireland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 563-575

  Flowerdew, Michael J ^a,b   Daly, J Stephen ^c   Whitehouse, Martin J ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Caledonides; Dalradian; Granite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GRAMPIAN OROGENY; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PALEOZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18844454317     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-784904-067     Document Type: Article

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