U-Pb age constraints for the lithotectonic evolution of the Grenville Province along the Mauricie transect, Quebec

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-316

  Corrigan, David ^a,c   Van Breemen, Otto ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CANADA, QUEBEC, MAURICIE TRANSECT;

EID: 0030882349     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-027     Document Type: Article

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