Emplacement, metamorphism, deformation and affiliation of mid-Cretaceous orthogneiss from the Paparoa Metamorphic Core Complex lower-plate, Charleston, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-289

  Sagar, M W ^a   Palin, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Charleston Metamorphic Group; Charleston Orthogneiss; Continental extension; Geochemistry; Gondwana; LA ICP MS U Pb zircon dating; Paparoa Metamorphic Core Complex; Rahu Suite

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; GONDWANA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; METAMORPHISM; ORTHOGNEISS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 80053227299     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2011.562904     Document Type: Article

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