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Ages of Pre-Mesozoic formations of the Lesser Himalaya, Hazara District, Northern Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

A. R. Crawford  and
R. G. Davies
A. R. Crawford
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand
R. G. Davies
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of IranP.O. Box 1964, Tehran, Iran
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Summary

Three samples of low-grade metamorphic rocks from the Hazara Group, northern Pakistan, analysed as total-rock samples by the Rb—Sr method, give model ages of 765±20 and 950±20 Ma. The results are discussed in terms of the stratigraphy of Hazara, northwestern Iran, and certain other areas.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 112 , Issue 5 , September 1975 , pp. 509 - 514
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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