New Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, U-Pb and Hf isotope systematics for the southern Prince Charles Mountains (East Antarctica) and its tectonic implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 101-123

  Mikhalsky, E V ^a   Henjes Kunst, F ^b   Belyatsky, B V ^a   Roland, N W ^b   Sergeev, S A ^c  

^a VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Archaean; Crustal growth; East Antarctica; Geochronology

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 77956186793     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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