The parautochthonous Gondwanan origin of the Cuyania (greater Precordillera) terrane of Argentina: A re-evaluation of evidence used to support an allochthonous Laurentian origin

Geologica Acta

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-158

  Finney, S C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cambrian; Cuyania; Geochronology; Ordovician; Paleogeography; Precordillera; U Pb

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; CAMBRIAN; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; IAPETUS OCEAN; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; TERRANE; TRANSFORM FAULT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ARGENTINA; PRECORDILLERA; SOUTH AMERICA;

OLENELLIDAE; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EID: 34347213730     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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