Rb-Sr age and strontium isotopic characterisation of the torlesse supergroup in canterbury, New Zealand, and implications for the status of the rakaia terrane

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-217

  Adams, C J ^a   Maas, R ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canterbury; Geochronology; Jurassic; Metamorphic rocks; Permian; Rakaia Terrane; Rb Sr; Strontium isotopes; Torlesse Supergroup; Triassic

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; PERMIAN; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 3242890056     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515048     Document Type: Article

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