-Pb geochronology of detrital zircon crystals from Caratas and Los Arroyos formations, Northeastern Venezuela

LA-MC-ICPMS U-Pb geochronology in detrital zircons was performed in two Tertiary turbidite sequences from Northeastern Venezuela to contribute to the understanding of the Cenozoic history of the northern South America plate. The age results of detrital zircons from the Eocene Caratas Formation show...

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Main Authors: Mariela I Noguera, James E Wright, Franco Urbani, James L Pindell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Zulia
Series:Revista Técnica de la Facultad de Ingeniería
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0254-07702014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en