Detrital zircon geochronology of Jurassic sandstones of western Cuba (San Cayetano Formation): Implications for the Jurassic paleogeography of the NW Proto-Caribbean

American Journal of Science

Volumn 308, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 639-656

  Rojas Agramonte, Yamirka ^a,e   Kröner, Alfred ^a   Pindell, James ^b   García Gasco, Antonio ^c   García Delgado, Dora ^d   Liu, Dunyi ^e   Wang, Yusheng ^e  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Tectonic Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^d NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DEVONIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; JURASSIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SHRIMP DATING; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COLOMBIA; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 50249189321     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/04.2008.09     Document Type: Article

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