Potassic and sodic metasomatism in the Southern Province of the Canadian Shield: Evidence from the Paleoproterozoic Serpent Formation, Huronian Supergroup, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 17-36

  Fedo, C M ^a   Young, G M ^b   Nesbitt, H W ^b   Hanchar, J M ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albitization; Huronian; Illitization; Metasomatism; Paleoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

ALBITIZATION; HURONIAN SUPERGROUP; ILLITIZATION; METASOMATISM; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA, CANADIAN SHIELD, SOUTHERN PROVINCE;

EID: 0031460583     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00058-7     Document Type: Article

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