The Neoproterozoic subduction complex in southern India: SIMS zircon U-Pb ages and implications for Gondwana assembly

Precambrian Research

Volumn 192-195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-208

  Santosh, M ^a,e   Xiao, W J ^b   Tsunogae, T ^c   Chetty, T R K ^d   Yellappa, T ^d  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gondwana; Neoproterozoic; Ophiolite; Subduction; Tectonics; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; COLLISION ZONE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOREARC BASIN; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PLAGIOGRANITE; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CAUVERY BASIN; INDIA; KERALA; PALGHAT;

EID: 82155186232     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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