Neoarchean greenstone volcanism and continental growth, Dharwar craton, southern India: Constraints from SIMS U-Pb zircon geochronology and Nd isotopes

Precambrian Research

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-76

  Jayananda, M ^a   Peucat, J J ^b   Chardon, D ^c   Rao, B Krishna ^d   Fanning, C M ^e   Corfu, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Continental growth; Dharwar craton; Felsic volcanics; Nd isotopes; Neoarchean; SIMS zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHEAN; EMPLACEMENT; GREENSTONE BELT; MAFIC ROCK; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OROGENY; PLUTON; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84875227458     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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