Birth of the Avalon arc in Nova Scotia, Canada: Geochemical evidence for ∼700-630 Ma back-arc rift volcanism off Gondwana

Geological Magazine

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-181

  Keppie, J D ^a   Dostal, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001418992     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756898008322     Document Type: Article

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