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AGE DATATION U-PB ZIRCON [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
CONT

... sills and some dykes of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic diorite and gabbro that have yielded zircon U/Pb ages between 219 and 194 Ma ...

CONT

The uppermost 1550 m of the group are quartz and feldspar phyric volcanics that have given a zircon U-Pb date of 2.82 Ga [gigayears].

Key term(s)
  • uranium-lead zircon age
  • zircon uranium/lead age

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Prospection géologique
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
CONT

[...] des filons-couches et quelques dykes de diorite et de gabbro du Trias tardif-Jurassique précoce qui ont livré des âges U-Pb sur zircon situés entre 219 et 194 Ma [...]

Key term(s)
  • âge uranium-plomb sur zircon
  • âge par datation uranium-plomb sur zircon

Spanish

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