Insights into tectonostratigraphic zone identification in southwestern Newfoundland based on isotopic (Nd, O, Pb) and geochemical data

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-241

  Whalen, Joseph B ^a   Van Staal, Cees R ^a   Longstaffe, Frederick J ^b   Gariépy, Clément ^c   Jenner, George A ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TERRANE;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND;

EID: 0031397279     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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