Quantifying the timing and rate of crustal evolution: Global compilation of radiometrically dated detrital zircon grains

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-126

  Voice, Peter J ^a   Kowalewski, Michal ^a   Eriksson, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; HAFNIUM; MODELING; PLATE TECTONICS; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 79951979274     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658295     Document Type: Article

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