U-Pb geochronological constraints on the geological evolution of the Pinware terrane and adjacent areas, Grenville Province, southeast Labrador, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-128

  Wasteneys, H A ^a   Kamo, S L ^a   Moser, D ^a   Krogh, T E ^a   Gower, C F ^b   Owen, J V ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discordance; Grenville; Labrador; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000209686     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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