Detrital zircon fingerprint of the Proto-Andes: Evidence for a Neoproterozoic active margin?

Neoproterozoic Palaeogeographic reconstructions of Rodinia conventionally place the western (Proto-Andean) margin of Amazonia against the eastern (Appalachian) margin of Laurentia. Separation and formation of the Iapetus Ocean is generally considered to have occurred later at ~550 Ma. We examine the...

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Main Authors: Chew, D., Magna, T., Kirkland, Chris, Miškovic, A., Cardona, A., Spikings, R., Schaltegger, U.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5398