Geological setting, U-Pb geochronology, and radiogenic isotopic characteristics of the Permo-Triassic Kutcho Assemblage, north-central British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1310-1324

  Childe, Fiona C ^a,b   Thompson, John F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Energold Mining Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISLAND ARC; MINERALIZATION; PERMIAN; TRIASSIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

EID: 0031411243     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-104     Document Type: Article

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