Evolution of migmatitic granulite complexes: Implications from Lapland Granulite belt, part II: Isotopic dating

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Volumn 78 PART II, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-175

  Tuisku, Pekka ^a   Huhma, Hannu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Enderbite; Finland; Genesis; Granulites; Inari; Lapland Granulite Belt; Lapland Province; Metapelite; Norite; Paleoproterozoic; Sm Nd; Tectonis; U Pb

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; EROSION; EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METAMORPHIC FACIES; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; MIGMATITE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33845476892     PISSN: 03675211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17741/bgsf/78.2.003     Document Type: Article

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