Zircon U-Pb geochronology from the Paraná bimodal volcanic province support a brief eruptive cycle at ~135Ma

Chemical Geology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Pinto, Viter Magalhães ^a   Hartmann, Léo Afraneo ^b   Santos, João Orestes S ^c   McNaughton, Neal Jesse ^d   Wildner, Wilson ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RORAIMA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Rua Banco da Província ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basalt; Paran magmatic province; Rhyodacite; SHRIMP geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL VOLCANICS; EFFUSION RATES; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPIC DATA; MAGMATISMS; MAIN PULSE; RHYODACITE; RHYODACITES; SHORT PERIODS; SHRIMP GEOCHRONOLOGY; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BASALT; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LEAD; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; DACITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMATISM; RHYOLITE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM; ZIRCON;

BRAZIL; PARANA;

EUGENIA UNIFLORA;

EID: 78751578922     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.031     Document Type: Article

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