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, GuillaumeRolland, YannRuffet, GillesMenot, R PGuillot, StephanePeucat, J-JFanning, ChristopherRey, PatricePecher, Arnaud2015-12-080301-9268http://hdl.handle.net/1885/37124In 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 TeKeywords: Archean; argon-argon dating; continental crust; geochronology; granulite; monazite; Proterozoic; tectonic evolution; tectonics; thorium; uranium-lead dating; Adelie Coast; Antarctica; East Antarctica; George V Coast 40Ar/39Ar geochronology; Craton reactivation; Polyphase tectonic evolution; Strain localization; Th-U-Pb dating of monaziteSuperimposed Neoarchaean and Paleoproterozoic tectonics in the Terre Adelie Craton (East Antarctica): Evidence from Th-U-Pb ages on monazite and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages200810.1016/j.precamres.2008.09.0092016-02-24