U-Pb ages of syndeformational dykes associated with the Mesoproterozoic Nain Plutonic suite, Labrador

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 339-348

  Cadman, Andrew C ^a,f   Noble, Steve R ^b   Tarney, John ^a   Park, R Graham ^c   Ryan, A Bruce ^d   Royse, Kate R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Mines and Energy ^*  (Canada)

^e BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^f KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

CANADA; LABRADOR;

EID: 0033373237     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-101     Document Type: Article

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