Evidence for early Mesoproterozoic (ca. 1590Ma) ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism in southern Australia

Lithos

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Cutts, K ^a   Hand, M ^a   Kelsey, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granulite; In situ monazite geochronology; Phase diagram; Supercontinent

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; GRANULITE; MONAZITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79952624640     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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