Neoproterozoic A-type magmatism in the Western Sierras Pampeanas (Argentina): Evidence for Rodinia break-up along a proto-lapetus rift?

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 388-394

  Baldo, E ^a   Casquet, Casar ^b   Pankhurst, R J ^c   Galindo, C ^b   Rapela, C W ^d   Fanning, C M ^e   Dahlquist, J ^f   Murra, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITOID; MAGMATISM; ORTHOGNEISS; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751356387     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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