U-Pb zircon geochronology of Mesoproterozoic postorogenic rocks and implications for post-Ottawan magmatism and metallogenesis, New Jersey Highlands and contiguous areas, USA

Precambrian Research

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Volkert, Richard A ^a   Zartman, Robert E ^b   Moore, Paulus B ^c  

^a New Jersey Geological Survey   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grenville; Mesoproterozoic; Metallogeny; Postorogenic rocks; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 23344434019     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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