Tectonic affinity of Nisutlin and Anvil assemblage strata from the Teslin tectonic zone, northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from neodymium isotope and geochemical evidence

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-121

  Creaser, Robert A ^a   Erdmer, Philippe ^a   Stevens, Robert A ^b,c   Grant, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Barramundi Gold Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANVIL ASSEMBLAGE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NISUTLIN ASSEMBLAGE; PROTOLITH; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA, CANADIAN CORDILLERA, TESLIN ZONE;

BASALT; GALLIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; NICKEL; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; IMMOBILE TRACE ELEMENTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; MID OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; NORTH AMERICAN CRATONS; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0030753308     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC03317     Document Type: Article

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