Significance of Devonian-Carboniferous igneous activity in Tasmania as derived from U-PbSHRIMP dating of zircon

Black, Lance; McClenaghan, M; Korsch, Russell J; Everard, John L.; Foudoulis, Chris

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Significance of Devonian-Carboniferous igneous activity in Tasmania as derived from U-PbSHRIMP dating of zircon

Date

2005

Authors

Black, Lance

McClenaghan, M

Korsch, Russell J

Everard, John L.

Foudoulis, Chris

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

A series of new Sensitive High-Resolution Ion MicroProbe (SHRIMP) U-Pb ages is presented for Palaeozoic (mainly Devonian and Carboniferous) granites from Tasmania. In virtually all instances the new ages are significantly older than previously determined