The Taconian orogeny in southern New England: Nd-isotope evidence against addition of juvenile components

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1612-1627

  Bock, B ^a   McLennan, S M ^a   Hanson, G N ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASEDIMENT; NEODYMIUM; TACONIC OROGENY;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0030426140     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-122     Document Type: Article

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