Paleomagnetism and Detrital Zircon Geochronology of the Upper Vindhyan Sequence, Son Valley and Rajasthan, India: A ca. 1000 Ma Closure age for the Purana Basins?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 164, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 137-159

  Malone, S J ^a   Meert, J G ^a   Banerjee, D M ^b   Pandit, M K ^c   Tamrat, E ^a   Kamenov, G D ^a   Pradhan, V R ^a   Sohl, L E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bhander, Rewa; East Gondwana; India; Rodinia; Vindhyan

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; FOSSIL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; KIMBERLITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; RODINIA; VALLEY; VINDHYAN SUPERGROUP; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; RAJASTHAN; REWA; SON VALLEY; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 46149126127     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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