Paleozoic tectonism on the East Gondwana margin: Evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of a migmatite-granite complex in West Antarctica

Tectonophysics

Volumn 477, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 262-277

  Siddoway, Christine S ^a   Fanning, C Mark ^b  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretionary orogen; East Gondwana; Migmatite granite complex; SHRIMP U Pb zircon geochronology; West Antarctica

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY OROGEN; EAST GONDWANA; MIGMATITE-GRANITE COMPLEX; SHRIMP U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY; WEST ANTARCTICA;

GRANITE; LANDFORMS; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; MELTING; MIGMATITE; OCEANIC CRUST; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PLUTONISM; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 70350180275     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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