Geochronology and geodynamics of Scottish granitoids from the late neoproterozoic break-up of Rodinia to Palaeozoic collision

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 661-674

  Oliver, Grahame J H ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Wan, Yusheng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADIAN; ASTHENOSPHERE; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GRANITOID; IAPETUS OCEAN; ION MICROPROBE; LAURENTIA; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSPRESSION; ZIRCON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349095888     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-105     Document Type: Article

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