Petrology and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of Cordilleran granitoids of the Bariloche area, Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 508-530

  Castro, A ^a   Moreno Ventas, I ^a   Fernandez C ^a   Vujovich, G ^b   Gallastegui, G ^c   Heredia, N ^c   Martino, R D ^d   Becchio, R ^e   Corretge L G ^f   Diaz Alvarado J ^a   Such, P ^g   Garcia Arias M ^f   Liu, D Y ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^h INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Andes; Batholith; Cordilleran granites; Granodiorite; Jurassic; Patagonian batholith; Tonalite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; BATHOLITH; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; JURASSIC; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; PLATE MOTION; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TONALITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; BARILOCHE; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA];

EID: 83555174673     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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