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Reply to Comment by F. Boudier and A. Nicolas on “Dating the geologic history of Oman’s Semail Ophiolite: insights from U–Pb geochronology” by C.J. Warren, R.R. Parrish, M.P. Searle and D.J. Waters

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1, Canada

    C. J. Warren

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Rd., Oxford, OX1 3PR, UK

    M. P. Searle & D. J. Waters

  3. NERC Isotope Geoscience Laboratory, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK

    R. R. Parrish

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Warren, C.J., Searle, M.P., Parrish, R.R. et al. Reply to Comment by F. Boudier and A. Nicolas on “Dating the geologic history of Oman’s Semail Ophiolite: insights from U–Pb geochronology” by C.J. Warren, R.R. Parrish, M.P. Searle and D.J. Waters. Contrib Mineral Petrol 154, 115–118 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-007-0182-z

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Keywords

  • Subduction Zone
  • Oceanic Crust
  • Ridge Axis
  • Garnet Amphibolite
  • Peak Metamorphic Temperature