Detrital zircon U-Pb ages and Hf-isotope systematics from the Gadag Greenstone Belt: Archean crustal growth in the western Dharwar Craton, India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 843-854

  Sarma, D Srinivasa ^a   McNaughton, N J ^b   Belusova, Elena ^c   Ram Mohan, M ^a   Fletcher, I R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital zircons; Dharwar Craton; Greenstone belt; Hf isotopes; SHRIMP; U Pb

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GREENSTONE BELT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84866051713     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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