(U-Th)/He geochronology of goethite and the origin and evolution of cangas

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 267-289

  Monteiro, Hevelyn S ^a,d   Vasconcelos, Paulo M ^a   Farley, Kenneth A ^b   Spier, Carlos A ^a,c   Mello, Claudio L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Latin Resources Limited   (Peru)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; DISSOLUTION; DURICRUST; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOETHITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TERTIARY;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 84896871868     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.01.036     Document Type: Article

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