Zircon age constraints on the provenance of Llandovery to Wenlock sandstones from the Midland Valley terrane of the Scottish Caledonides

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-146

  Phillips, E R ^a   Smith, R A ^a   Stone, P ^a   Pashley, V ^b   Horstwood, M ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DATING METHOD; DEFORMATION; FACIES; ISLAND ARC; METAMORPHIC ROCK; ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN BOUNDARY; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; UPLIFT; ZIRCON;

CALEDONIDES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLAND VALLEY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70949083121     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-383     Document Type: Article

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