Petrology, geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology of the Betic Ophiolites: Inferences for Pangaea break-up and birth of the westernmost Tethys Ocean

Lithos

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 255-272

  Puga, Encarnación ^a   Fanning, Mark ^b   Díaz de Federico, Antonio ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^c   Beccaluva, Luigi ^d   Bianchini, Gianluca ^d   Díaz Puga, Miguel Angel ^e  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betic Cordillera; Eclogitized ophiolites; Pangaea break up; Spain; Western Tethys; Zircon U Pb SHRIMP dating

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; METAGABBRO; METASEDIMENT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BETIC CORDILLERA; SPAIN;

EID: 79955872817     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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