Superimposed tectonic events at 2450 Ma, 2100 Ma, 900 Ma and 500 Ma in the North Mawson Escarpment, Antarctic Prince Charles Mountains

Precambrian Research

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 281-302

  Corvino, Adrian F ^a   Boger, Steven D ^a   Henjes Kunst, Friedhelm ^b   Wilson, Christopher J L ^a   Fitzsimons, Ian C W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Antarctica; Palaeoproterozoic; Prydz Belt; Rayner Belt; Zircon dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GNEISS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONICS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAWSON STATION; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 55949133120     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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