Paleomagnetism of pre-Grenvillian mafic rocks from the northeast Grenville Province, Labrador: Implications for the Grenville Track

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 746-756

  Park, John K ^a   Gower, Charles F ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAFIC ROCK; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALAEOPOLE; PRECAMBRIAN;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, GRENVILLE PROVINCE;

EID: 0030452984     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-057     Document Type: Article

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