Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages of mafic dikes from Salvador (Brazil): New constraints on the São Francisco craton APW path between 1080 and 1010 Ma

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 55-77

  D'Agrella Filho, Manoel S ^a   Pacca, Igor I G ^a   Trindade, Ricardo I F ^a   Teixeira, Wilson ^a   Raposo, M Irene B ^a   Onstott, Tullis C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Mafic dikes; Mesoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism; Rodinia; S o Francisco craton

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HEATING; MAGNETISM; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; RADIOMETRY;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442659127     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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