High precision Lu-Hf geochronology of Eocene eclogite-facies rocks from Syros, Cyclades, Greece

Chemical Geology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 16-35

  Lagos, Markus ^a,b   Scherer, Erik E ^a   Tomaschek, Frank ^a   Münker, Carsten ^a,b   Keiter, Mark ^a,b   Berndt, Jasper ^a   Ballhaus, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclades; Eclogite; Garnet; HP LT metamorphism; Lu Hf geochronology; Syros

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; EOCENE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; LUTETIUM; P-T CONDITIONS; SHRIMP DATING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON; ZONING;

CYCLADAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYROS;

EID: 34447513013     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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