Geochemistry and u-pb zircon age of the internal ossa-morena zone ophiolite sequences: A remnant of Rheic ocean in SW Iberia

Ofioliti

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-130

  Pedro, Jorge ^a   Araújo, Alexandre ^a   Fonseca, Paulo ^b   Tassinari, Colombo ^c   Ribeiro, António ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Early ordovician; Ophiolite; Ossa morena zone. portugal; Rheic ocean; Sw iberia

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GONDWANA; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

EID: 79551508571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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