U-Pb geochronologic constraints on Paleoproterozoic orogenesis in the northwestern Makkovik Province, Labrador, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1072-1088

  Ketchum, J W F ^a   Culshaw, N G ^b   Dunning, G R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CANADA, LABRADOR, MAKKOVIK PROVINCE;

EID: 0031457678     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-087     Document Type: Article

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