Geochronology of paleoproterozoic augen gneisses in the western gneiss region, Norway: Evidence for sveconorwegian zircon neocrystallization and caledonian zircon deformation

Journal of Geology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-128

  Røhr, Torkil S ^a   Bingen, Bernard ^a   Robinson, Peter ^a   Reddy, Steven M ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; AUGEN GNEISS; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ECLOGITE; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SVECONORWEGIAN OROGENY; ZIRCON;

NORWAY;

EID: 84875344458     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: 15375269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669229     Document Type: Article

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