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Petrology, geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology of the Betic Ophiolites: Inferences for Pangaea break-up and birth of the westernmost Tethys Ocean

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2011

Authors

Puga, E
Fanning, Christopher
Díaz de Federico, A.
Nieto, J M
Beccaluva, Luigi
Bianchini, Gianluca
Diaz Puga, Miguel Angel

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Elsevier

Abstract

The Betic Ophiolitic Unit, part of the Mulhacén Complex in the Betic Cordillera (SE Spain), is composed of several tectonic slices of eclogitized mafic and ultramafic rocks, together with oceanic metasediments. A comprehensive review of the petrological

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Keywords: accretion; basin evolution; continental breakup; geochemistry; geochronology; magmatism; metagabbro; metasediment; mid-ocean ridge basalt; oceanic lithosphere; ophiolite; petrology; SHRIMP dating; tectonic setting; Tethys; uranium-lead dating; Betic Cordi Betic Cordillera; Eclogitized ophiolites; Pangaea break-up; Spain; Western Tethys; Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67680

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ANU Research Publications

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Lithos

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Journal article

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10.1016/j.lithos.2011.01.002

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2037-12-31

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