Petrology and geochronology of a Neoproterozoic dyke swarm from Marbat, South Oman

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 248-265

  Worthing, Mike A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arabian Shield; Dyke swarm; Neoproterozoic; Oman

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; MIRBAT; OMAN; WORLD; ZUFAR;

EID: 28144463834     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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