Timing and thermal influence of late erogenic extension in the lower crust: A U-Pb geochronological study from the southwest Grenville orogen, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 25-45

  Ketchum, J W F ^a,c   Heaman, L M ^b,d   Krogh, T E ^b   Culshaw, N G ^a   Jamieson, R A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central Gneiss Belt; Grenville province; Pegmatite dykes; Titanite; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA;

EID: 0031823966     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00079-x     Document Type: Article

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