Peraluminous Grenvillian TTG in the Sierra de Pie de Palo, Western Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina: Petrology, geochronology, geochemistry and petrogenetic implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 308-322

  Morata, Diego ^a   Castro de Machuca, Brígida ^b,c   Arancibia, Gloria ^d   Pontoriero, Sandra ^c   Fanning, C Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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

^c FCEFN   (Argentina)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Granitoid; Isotopic geochemistry; Pie de Palo Complex; TTG; Western Sierras Pampeanas

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SHRIMP DATING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

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

EID: 76049088769     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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