Granitoid events in space and time: Constraints from igneous and detrital zircon age spectra

Gondwana Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 228-242

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Belousova, Elena ^b   Griffin, W L ^b   Sircombe, Keith N ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental growth; Detrital zircon ages; Episodic events; Geochronology; Granitoids

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EPISODIC EVENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CENTRAL AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; FAR EAST; INDIA;

EID: 62949180514     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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