Lost Terranes of Zealandia: Possible development of late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic sedimentary basins at the southwest Pacific margin of Gondwana-land, and their destination as terranes in southern South America;Terrenos perdidos de Zealandia: Posible desarrollo de cuencas sedimentarias del Paleozoico tardío y Mesozoico temprano en el margen suroccidental del Pacífico de Gondwana y su destino como terrenos en el sur de America del Sur

Andean Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 442-454

  Adams, Christopher J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chile; Detrital zircon ages; Paleozoic; Terranes; Zealandia

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONSOLIDATION; COOLING; GONDWANA; GRANITOID; MESOZOIC; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PALEOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TERRANE; UPLIFT; ZIRCON;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79955688661     PISSN: 07187092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5027/andgeoV37n2-a10     Document Type: Article

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