Trace element systematics of ultramafic and mafic volcanic rocks from the 3 Ga North Caribou greenstone belt, northwestern Superior Province

Precambrian Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-279

  Hollings, Pete ^a   Kerrich, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Geochemistry; Komatiite; Tholeiite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE; THOLEIITE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032828136     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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