Age and autochthonous evolution of the Sunsás Orogen in West Amazon Craton based on mapping and U-Pb geochronology

Precambrian Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 120-152

  Santos, J O S ^a,b   Rizzotto, G J ^c   Potter, P E ^d   McNaughton, N J ^e   Matos, R S ^f   Hartmann, L A ^g   Chemale Jr , F ^g   Quadros, M E S ^c  

^a Redstone Resources Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CPRM Geological Survey of Brazil   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon Craton; Grenville Orogen; Suns s Orogen; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUTOCHTHON; BASALT; CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; MAPPING METHOD; OROGENY; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 51449106080     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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