Post-collisional lamprophyric event in Sierra Norte, Córdoba, Argentina: Mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic characteristics

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-287

  O'Leary, M S ^a   Lira, R ^b   Dorais, M J ^c   Tassinari, C C G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Argentina; Petrology and geochemistry; Post collisional; Rb Sr age; Sierra Norte; Spessartites; Sr Nd Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; HORNBLENDE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAMPROPHYRE; METASOMATISM; MINERALOGY; ORDOVICIAN; PETROLOGY; PHENOCRYST; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SPESSARTINE;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69849108921     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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