Pb-Pb zircon ages of Archaean metasediments and gneisses from the Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Implications for the antiquity of the eastern Dharwar craton

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 643-661

  Maibam, B ^a,c   Goswami, J N ^a   Srinivasan, R ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b Geomysore Services (India) Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Archaean; Craton; Dharwar; Geochronology; Ion microprobe; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GNEISS; ION MICROPROBE; LEAD-LEAD DATING; METASEDIMENT; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 80052569277     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-011-0094-1     Document Type: Article

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