Mineralogy and geochemistry of Proterozoic basaltic intrusions, Spionkop Ridge, southwestern Alberta

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-175

  Goble, Ronald J ^a   Ghazi, A Mohamad ^b   Treves, Samuel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; Basalt; Chemical composition; Lewis Thrust Sheet; Purcell Supergroup

Indexed keywords

BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032704048     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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