U-Pb zircon SIMS ages from the French Massif Central and implication for the pre-Variscan tectonic evolution in Western Europe

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 339, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 613-621

  Alexandre, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

France; Ion microprobe; Massif Central; Pre Variscan evolution; U Pb geochronology; Variscan Orogeny

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; ION MICROPROBE; PROTOLITH; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548830413     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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