Geology and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon chronology of the Clemence Massif, Central Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

Terra Antartica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 55-68

  Corvino, A F ^a   Boger, S D ^a   Wilson, C J L ^a   Fitzsimons, I C W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; ORDOVICIAN; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33144468541     PISSN: 11228628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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