An uncommon episode of mafic magmatism at 1347 Ma in the Mesoproterozoic Telemark supracrustals, Sveconorwegian orogen-Implications for stratigraphy and tectonic evolution

Precambrian Research

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 299-307

  Corfu, F ^a   Laajoki, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mafic dyke; Sveconorwegian orogen; Telemark supracrustals; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENY; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZIRCON;

EID: 37349010624     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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