Episodic zircon age spectra of orogenic granitoids: The supercontinent connection and continental growth

Precambrian Research

Volumn 180, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 227-236

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Aster, Richard C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental growth; Crustal evolution; Episodic ages; Orogeny; Zircon ages

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRANITOID; OROGENY; PLUTONISM; SUBDUCTION; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 77953649248     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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