Detrital zircon analysis from the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian sedimentary cover (Cuyania terrane), Sierra de Pie de Palo, Argentina: Evidence of a rift and passive margin system?

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-326

  Naipauer, M ^a,b   Vujovich, G I ^a,b   Cingolani, C A ^a,c   McClelland, W C ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuyania terrane; Detrital zircon; Sierra de Pie de Palo; U Pb (LA ICP MS); Western Argentina

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CAMBRIAN; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS ROCK; LAURENTIA; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; SOURCE ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ARGENTINA; PRECORDILLERA; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SIERRA DE PIE DE PALO; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS;

TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 75949110314     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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