Direct dating of mid-crustal shear zones with synkinematic allanite: New in situ U-Th-Pb geochronological approaches applied to the Mont Blanc massif

Terra Nova

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-37

  Cenki Tok, Bénédicte ^a,b   Darling, James R ^c,d   Rolland, Yann ^e   Dhuime, Bruno ^f   Storey, Craig D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLANITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; SHEAR ZONE; TERTIARY; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ALPS; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; MONT BLANC; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOY ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84892477978     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ter.12066     Document Type: Article

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