Geology, U - Pb, and Pb - Pb geochronology of the Lake Harbour area, southern Baffin Island: Implications for the Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of northeastern Laurentia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-155

  Scott, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAURENTIA; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BAFFIN ISLAND, LAKE HARBOUR;

EID: 0030848129     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-012     Document Type: Article

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