Regional significance of new U-Pb age data for Neoproterozoic igneous units in Avalonian rocks of northern mainland Nova Scotia, Canada

Geological Magazine

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-120

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Keppie, J Duncan ^b   Davis, Don ^c   Krogh, Tom E ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0030810842     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756897006596     Document Type: Article

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