The age distributions of detrital zircons in metasedimentary sequences in eastern Borborema Province (NE Brazil): Evidence for intracontinental sedimentation and orogenesis?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 187-205

  Neves, Sérgio P ^a   Bruguier, Olivier ^b   da Silva, José Maurício Rangel ^a   Bosch, Delphine ^b   Alcantara, Vanja Coelho ^a   Lima, Cristiane Marques ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Brasiliano orogeny; Continental reconstructions; Detrital zircon geochronology; Laser ablation ICP MS; Metasedimentary belts; Provenance

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; ZIRCON;

BORBOREMA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350709871     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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