Alteration of a komatiite flow from Alexo, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1261-1284

  Lahaye, Yann ^a,b   Arndt, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alteration; Archean; Komatiite; Radiogenic and stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; ARCHAEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KOMATIITE;

CANADA, ONTARIO, ALEXO;

EID: 0030436468     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.6.1261     Document Type: Article

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