The timing of ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism in Southern India: U-Th-Pb electron microprobe ages from zircon and monazite in sapphirine-bearing granulites

Gondwana Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 128-155

  Santosh, M ^a   Collins, A S ^b   Tamashiro, I ^a   Koshimoto, S ^a   Tsutsumi, Y ^c   Yokoyama, K ^c  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gondwana; Monazite; U Pb electron probe ages; Ultrahigh temperature granulite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GRANULITE FACIES; MONAZITE; PETROLOGY; SAPPHIRINE; SHEAR ZONE; THORIUM; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

INDIA;

EID: 33745645455     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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