Transfer of the Argentine Precordillera terrane from Laurentia: Constraints from detrital-zircon geochronology

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 965-968

  Thomas, William A ^a   Astini, Ricardo A ^b   Mueller, Paul A ^c   Gehrels, George E ^d   Wooden, Joseph L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine Precordillera; Continental rifting; Detrital zircon geochronology; Laurentia; Terrane transfer

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL ZIRCONS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SYNRIFT SANDSTONE;

AGE HARDENING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS;

ZIRCON;

CAMBRIAN; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; LEAD-LEAD DATING; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9144239890     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20727.1     Document Type: Article

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