U-Pb age data from the Sunsas region of Eastern Bolivia, evidence for the allochthonous origin of the Paragua Block

Precambrian Research

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 121-146

  Boger, S D ^a   Raetz, M ^a   Giles, D ^a   Etchart, E ^b   Fanning, C M ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amazon Craton; Bolivia; Grenville; Rodinia; San Ignacio Orogeny; SHRIMP geochronology; South America; Sunsas Orogeny

Indexed keywords

OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24344504567     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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