Precise U-Pb dating of Paleoproterozoic mafic dyke swarms of the Dharwar craton, India: Implications for the existence of the Neoarchean supercraton Sclavia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 416-441

  French, Jason E ^a   Heaman, Larry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental reconstructions; Dharwar craton; Mafic dyke swarm; Paleoproterozoic; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; CUDDAPAH BASIN; DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 78449267805     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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