Crustal evolution of southern Laurentia during the Paleoproterozoic: Insights from zircon Hf isotopic studies of ca. 1.75 Ga rocks in central Colorado

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 555-558

  Bickford, M E ^a   Mueller, P A ^b   Kamenov, George D ^b   Hill, Barbara M ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Crustal evolution; Depleted mantle; Laurentia; Paleoproterozoic; Zircon

Indexed keywords

COLORADO; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEPLETED MANTLE; LAURENTIA; PALEOPROTEROZOIC;

GALLIUM; LUTETIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

HAFNIUM;

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAURENTIA; PROTEROZOIC; ZIRCON;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50349093868     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24700A.1     Document Type: Article

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