New isotopic constraints on age and magma genesis of an embryonic oceanic crust: The Chenaillet Ophiolite in the Western Alps

Lithos

Volumn 160-161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 283-291

  Li, Xian Hua ^a   Faure, Michel ^b   Lin, Wei ^a   Manatschal, Gianreto ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine Tethys; Chenaillet ophiolite; Piemont Liguria oceanic basin; Plagiogranites; Zircon O Hf isotopes; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALBITITE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA; OPHIOLITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLAGIOGRANITE; TETHYS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALPS; CORSE; FRANCE; ITALY; LIGURIA; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84872697931     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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