Geology and U-Pb geochronology of the espedalen complex, Southern Norway, and its position in the caledonian nappe systems

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 223-239

  Corfu, F ^a   Heim, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANORTHOSITE; CHARNOCKITE; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; JOTUNITE; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

NORWAY;

EID: 84897932498     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP390.12     Document Type: Article

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