Early Palaeozoic intracratonic shears and post-tectonic cooling in the Rauer Group, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica constrained by 40Ar/ 39Ar thermochronology

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-353

  Wilson, Christopher J L ^a   Quinn, Cameron ^a   Tong, Laixi ^a   Phillips, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ar Ar dating; Early Palaeozoic; East Antarctica; Intracratonic shear zones; Metamorphism; Rauer Group

Indexed keywords

COOLING; METAMORPHISM; PALEOZOIC; SHEAR; TECTONIC PHENOMENA; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY; RAUER ISLANDS;

EID: 34548087309     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000478     Document Type: Article

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