Superimposed Neoarchaean and Paleoproterozoic tectonics in the Terre Adelie Craton (East Antarctica): Evidence from Th-U-Pb ages on monazite and  40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages

Duclaux, Guillaume; Rolland, Yann; Ruffet, Gilles; Menot, R P; Guillot, Stephane; Peucat, J-J; Fanning, Christopher; Rey, Patrice; Pecher, Arnaud

Superimposed Neoarchaean and Paleoproterozoic tectonics in the Terre Adelie Craton (East Antarctica): Evidence from Th-U-Pb ages on monazite and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages

Date

2008

Authors

Duclaux, Guillaume

Rolland, Yann

Ruffet, Gilles

Menot, R P

Guillot, Stephane

Peucat, J-J

Fanning, Christopher

Rey, Patrice

Pecher, Arnaud

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

In order to understand the tectonic behaviour of a stabilized Neoarchaean continental crust during subsequent tectonic activity, we investigated the composite metamorphic basement along the Terre Adélie and George Vth Land coastline, also known as the Te