Zircon geochronology from the Kangaatsiaq-Qasigiannguit region, the northern part of the 1.9-1.8 Ga Nagssugtoqidian orogen, West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 11, 2006, Pages 87-99

  Thrane, Kristine ^a   Connelly, James N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; LA ICP MS; Metasediment; Nagssugtoqidian orogen; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BELT; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENY; ORTHOGNEISS; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; ZIRCON;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33846891056     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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