Geochemistry and geochronology of the Neoproterozoic Pan-African Transcaucasian Massif (Republic of Georgia) and implications for island arc evolution of the late Precambrian Arabian-Nubian Shield

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 92-108

  Zakariadze, Guram S ^a   Dilek, Yildirim ^b   Adamia, S A ^c   Oberhansli R E ^d   Karpenko, S F ^a   Bazylev, B A ^a   Solov'eva, N ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian Shield; Neoproterozoic ophiolites; Paleo Tethys; Paleozoic Eurasia; Pan African crust; Precambrian island arc evolution; Transcaucasian massif

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITHOLOGY; MELANGE; METAIGNEOUS ROCK; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CAUCASUS; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845386821     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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