Rodinian detrital zircons in Late Cretaceous sandstones indicate a possible Precambrian basement under southern Zealandia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-20

  Adams, C J ^a   Griffin, W L ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; Precambrian, Zealandia; Provenance; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRETACEOUS; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PROVENANCE; RODINIA; SANDSTONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 84861208616     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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