Terrane analysis along a Neoproterozoic active margin of Gondwana: Insights from U-Pb zircon geochronology

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-60

  Strachan, Rob A ^a   Collins, A S ^b   Buchan, C ^c,d   Nance, R D ^e   Murphy, J B ^f   D'Lemos, R S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; AVALONIA; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; METAMORPHISM; PARAGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 33846210571     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-014     Document Type: Article

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