An overview of the U-Pb geochronology of the Paleoproterozoic Torngat Orogen, northeastern Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-107

  Scott, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CANADA;

EID: 0032144435     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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