Avalonian and Cadomian terranes in North Dobrogea, Romania

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-229

  Balintoni, Ion ^a   Balica, Constantin ^a   Seghedi, Antoneta ^b   Ducea, Mihai N ^c  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEO ECOLOGY GEOECOMAR   (Romania)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Boclugea and Orliga complexes; Detrital zircon ages; North Dobrogea; Terrane provenance

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; CADOMIAN OROGENY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROVENANCE; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

DOBROGEA; ROMANIA;

EID: 77957276240     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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