Compositional diversity among Late Devonian peraluminous granitoid intrusions in the Meguma Zone of Nova Scotia, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 179-194

  Tate, M C ^a,b   Clarke, D B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Devonian; Geochemistry; Granite; Meguma; Mixing; Peraluminous

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MAGMA MIXING;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, MEGUMA ZONE;

EID: 0030868408     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-4937(97)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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