Tracing the Cadomian magmatism with detrital/inherited zircon ages by in-situ U-Pb SHRIMP geochronology (Ossa-Morena Zone, SW Iberian Massif)

Lithos

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 204-217

  Pereira, M F ^a   Chichorro, M ^b   Sola A R ^c   Silva, J B ^d   Sanchez Garcia T ^e   Bellido, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cadomian magmatic arc; Cambrian; Detrital inherited zircon ages; Ediacaran; Northern Gondwana margin

Indexed keywords

CADOMIAN OROGENY; CAMBRIAN; CLASTIC ROCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENUDATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EDIACARAN; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE; SHEAR ZONE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

IBERIAN MASSIF; OSSA MORENA ZONE;

EID: 79952536484     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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