Geochemical and isotopic (O, Nd, Pb and Sr) constraints on A-type granite petrogenesis based on the Topsails igneous suite, Newfoundland Appalachians

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1463-1489

  Whalen, Joseph B ^a   Jenner, George A ^b   Longstaffe, Frederick J ^c   Robert, Francine ^d   Gariépy, Clément ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

A type granites; Isotopes; Juvenile crust; Newfoundland

Indexed keywords

A TYPE ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PETROGENESIS;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0030441917     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/37.6.1463     Document Type: Article

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