Ion probe U-Pb dating of the central sakarya basement: A peri-gondwana terrane intruded by late lower carboniferous subduction/collision-related granitic rocks;Orta sakarya temelinin i̇yon prob u-Pb yaşlandırması: Geç erken karbonifer yaşlı yitim/çarpışma i̇le i̇lişkili granitik maǧmatizma ile kesilen gondwana-kenarı kökenli bir blok

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 905-932

  Ustaömer, P Ayda ^a   Ustaömer, Timur ^b   Robertson, Alastair H F ^c  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Central sakarya basement; Ion probe dating; NE Africa; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; AVALONIA; BASEMENT ROCK; BIOTITE; CADOMIAN OROGENY; CAMBRIAN; CARBONIFEROUS; FOLIATION; GARNET; GRANITOID; ION MICROPROBE; MAGMATISM; MICA; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SILLIMANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ARABIAN SHIELD; NUBIAN SHIELD; SAKARYA; TURKEY;

EID: 84857884787     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-1103-1     Document Type: Article

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