Isotope geochemistry and geochronology of the Nico Pérez Terrane, Rio de la Plata Craton, Uruguay

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-508

  Mallmann, G ^a   Chemale Jr , F ^a   Avila J N ^a   Kawashita, K ^a   Armstrong, R A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brasiliano; South America; Sr Nd isotopes; Tectonics; U Pb geochronology; Western Gondwana

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

RIO DE LA PLATA CRATON;

EID: 35548938562     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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