Time of metamorphism beneath the Central Metasedimentary Belt boundary thrust zone, Grenville Orogen, Ontario: Accretion at 1080 Ma?

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1023-1029

  Timmermann, H ^a   Parrish, R R ^b,c   Jamieson, R A ^a   Culshaw, N G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANATEXIS; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CANADA, ONTARIO, MUSKOKA DOMAIN;

EID: 0031472180     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-084     Document Type: Article

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