Late carboniferous plutonism within the pre-Alpine basement of the External Hellenides (Kithira, Greece): Evidence from U-Pb zircon dating

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 539-547

  Xypolias, P ^a   Dorr W ^b   Zulauf, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; ORTHOGNEISS; PLUTONISM; SUBDUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646342491     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-114     Document Type: Article

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