Zircon ages, Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic compositions, and geochemistry of granitoids associated with the northern ophiolite mélange of central Cuba: Tectonic implication for late Cretaceous magmatism in the northwestern Caribbean

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1453-1479

  Rojas Agramonte, Yamirka ^a,b   Kröner, Alfred ^a,b   García Casco, Antonio ^c   Kemp, Tony ^d   Hegner, Ernst ^e   Pérez, Mireya ^f   Barth, Matthias ^a,b   Liu, Dunyi ^b   Fonseca Montero, Alain ^f  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

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

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences ^*  (Germany)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICO JOSÉ ANTONIO ECHEVERRÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Central Cuba; Island arc; Ophiolitic m lange; SHRIMP zircon dating; Sm Nd Hf isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; GEODYNAMICS; GRANITOID; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; SHRIMP DATING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; ZIRCON;

CUBA;

PSEUDUPENEUS GRANDISQUAMIS;

EID: 79957481750     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2010.09     Document Type: Article

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