Plume magmatism and crustal growth at 2.9 to 3.0 Ga in the Steep Rock and Lumby Lake area, Western Superior Province

Lithos

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-136

  Tomlinson, K Y ^a   Hughes, D J ^b   Thurston, P C ^c   Hall, R P ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Ontario Geol Surv 933 Ramsey L   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basalts; Geochemistry; Komatiites; Meso Archean; Platformal sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000123244     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-4937(98)00057-7     Document Type: Article

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