Discussion on SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating of the exhumation of the lizard peridotite and its emplacement over crustal rocks: Constraints for tectonic models

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Clark, A H ^a   Sandeman, H A I ^b   Nutman, A P ^c   Green, D H ^c   Cook, A ^d   Atlas, B ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canada Nunavut Geoscience Office   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548692188     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764901-159     Document Type: Note

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