The role of geochronology in understanding continental evolution

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 338, Issue , 2010, Pages 179-196

  Kröner, Alfred ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ION MICROPROBE; METAMORPHISM; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; SUPERCONTINENT; ZIRCON;

EID: 80053380737     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP338.9     Document Type: Article

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