Geochronological constraints on post-collisional shear zones in the Variscides of Sardinia (Italy)

Terra Nova

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-51

  Carosi, Rodolfo ^a   Montomoli, Chiara ^a   Tiepolo, Massimo ^b   Frassi, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MONAZITE; OROGENIC BELT; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM SERIES DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 84855723479     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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