Event geochronology of the Pan-African Kaoko Belt, Namibia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 103.e1-103.e41

  Goscombe, Ben ^a,d   Gray, David ^a   Armstrong, Richard ^b   Foster, David A ^c   Vogl, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Northern Territory Geological Survey   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ar Ar hornblende chronology; Exotic terrane; Pan African orogeny; SHRIMP geochronology; Sm Nd garnet chronology; Suture; Transpression; U Pb monazite geochronology; U Pb zircon chronology; Zircon provenance

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; OROGENIC BELT; PRECAMBRIAN; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAOKOLAND; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26844565995     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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