Direct dating of Adirondack massif anorthosite by U-Pb SHRIMP analysis of igneous zircon: Implications for AMCG complexes

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1299-1317

  McLelland, James M ^a,b   Bickford, M E ^c   Hill, Barbara M ^c   Clechenko, Cory C ^d   Valley, John W ^d   Hamilton, Michael A ^e,f  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adirondacks; AMCG; Anorthosite; Geochronology; SHRIMP; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GRANITOIDS; MAGMA; PROTEROZOIC; ZIRCONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; IONIZATION; ISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

ANORTHOSITE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; ZIRCON;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9244244136     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25482.1     Document Type: Article

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