U-Th-Pb zircon ages of some Keweenawan Supergroup rocks from the south shore of Lake Superior

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-561

  Zartman, Robert E ^a,c   Nicholson, Suzanne W ^a   Cannon, William F ^a   Morey, G B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; LEAD/LEAD DATING; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; ZIRCON;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE SUPERIOR;

EID: 0030665222     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-044     Document Type: Article

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