An Ediacaran orogeny in subglacial East Antarctica is uncovered by detrital garnet geochronology

Abstract Detrital minerals provide valuable insights into the tectonic history of continents. Uranium-lead dating of detrital zircon is widely used to characterize the magmatic history of continents but is generally insensitive to metamorphism accompanying the production and reworking of crust durin...

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Main Authors: Sharmaine Verhaert, Stijn Glorie, Martin Hand, Jacob A. Mulder, Anthony R. Milnes, Jacqueline A. Halpin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-06-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01467-8