Lower Carboniferous post-orogenic granites in central-eastern Sierra de Velasco, Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina: U-Pb monazite geochronology, geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1001-1025

  Grosse, Pablo ^a   Söllner, Frank ^b   Báez, Miguel A ^c   Toselli, Alejandro J ^c   Rossi, Juana N ^c   Rosa, Jesus D ^d  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Carboniferous post orogenic granites; Geochemistry; Sierrade Velasco; Sierras Pampeanas; Sr Nd isotopes; U Pb monazite geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CARBONIFEROUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIORITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANITOID; MANTLE STRUCTURE; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENY; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; SHEAR ZONE; TONALITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ARGENTINA; SIERRA DE VALASCO; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67449159182     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0297-5     Document Type: Article

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