Late Archean mantle composition and crustal growth in the Western Superior Province of Canada: Neodymium and lead isotopic evidence from the Wawa, Quetico, and Wabigoon subprovinces

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Henry, Philippe ^a,b   Stevenson, Ross K ^b   Gariépy, Clément ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MANTLE;

CANADA;

EID: 0031666276     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00324-4     Document Type: Article

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