Geochronological constraints on Meso- and Neoarchean regional metamorphism and magmatism in the Dharwar craton, southern India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-38

  Jayananda, M ^a   Tsutsumi, Y ^b   Miyazaki, T ^c   Gireesh, R V ^a   Kapfo, Kowe u ^a   Tushipokla, ^a   Hidaka, Hiroshi ^d   Kano, T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dharwar craton; EPMA monazite ages; Regional metamorphism; SHRIMP U Pb zircon ages; Sm Nd garnet whole rock isochrons

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; ARCHEAN; COOLING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; MONAZITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PLATE CONVERGENCE; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 84885898665     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.04.033     Document Type: Article

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