GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR EARLY PROTEROZOIC CRUST IN THE EASTERN ARABIAN SHIELD

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作者
STACEY, JS [1 ]
HEDGE, CE [1 ]
机构
[1] US GEOL SURVEY MISSION, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
关键词
Isotopes - Neodymium alloys - Samarium alloys - Binary alloys - Rubidium alloys - Zircon - Uranium alloys - Strontium alloys - Lead alloys;
D O I
10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<310:GAIEFE>2.0.CO;2
中图分类号
P5 [地质学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 081803 ;
摘要
Reports zircon U-Pb, feldspar common Pb, whole-rock Sm-Nd, and Rb-Sr data from sample Z-103, a fine-grained granodiorite from the Jabal Khida region of the Saudi Arabian Shield (lat. 21o19'N; long. 44o50'W). The measurements yield conclusive evidence for continental crust of early Proterozoic age (approx 1630Ma) at that locality. Furthermore, lead-isotope data indicate an even earlier, perhaps Archean, crustal history for the source of the lower Proterozoic rocks.-Authors
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页码:310 / 313
页数:4
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