Using zircon geochronology to resolve the Archaean geology of southern West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 10, 2006, Pages 49-52

  Hollis, Julie A ^a   Frei, Dirk ^a   van Gool, Jeroen A M ^a   Garde, Adam A ^a   Persson, Mac ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; ZIRCON;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33846829790     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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