The Finnmarkian Orogeny revisited: An isotopic investigation in eastern Finnmark, Arctic Norway

Tectonophysics

Volumn 460, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 158-177

  Kirkland, C L ^a   Daly, J S ^b   Chew, D M ^c   Page, L M ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ar Ar; Caledonian; Detrital zircon; Finnmarkian; Geochronology; Scandian

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PHYLLITE; PROVENANCE; SCHIST; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; ZIRCON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINNMARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 54849429749     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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