Neoproterozoic to Early-Palaeozoic magmatic evolution in the Gondwana-derived Austroalpine basement to the south of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 824-843

  Schulz, Bernhard ^a   Bombach, Klaus ^b   Pawlig, Sabine ^c   Brätz, Helene ^a  

^a Inst fur Mineral/Kristallstrukt   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active margin; Geochronology; Geodynamics; Isotope geochemistry; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; MAGMATISM; METABASITE; ORTHOGNEISS; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TETHYS;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TAUERN WINDOW; WORLD;

EID: 8744309090     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-004-0421-8     Document Type: Review

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