Provenance constraints from detrital zircon U-Pb ages in the NW Iberian Massif: Implications for Palaeozoic plate configuration and Variscan evolution

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 463-476

  Martínez Catalán, José R ^a   Fernández Suárez, Javier ^b   Jenner, George A ^c   Belousova, Elena ^d   Montes, Alejandro Díez ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Armorica; Flysch; Iberian Massif; U Pb; Zircons

Indexed keywords

FLYSCH; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PALEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2142715510     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-054     Document Type: Article

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