U-Pb electron probe geochronology of the Nagercoil granulites, Southern India: Implications for Gondwana amalgamation

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-80

  Santosh, M ^a   Tagawa, M ^a   Yokoyama, K ^b   Collins, A S ^c  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charnockites; Gondwana 8; Monazite; Nagercoil Block; Southern India; U Pb Th geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CHARNOCKITE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GONDWANA; GRANULITE FACIES; MONAZITE; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NAGERCOIL; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 33747815056     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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