Age and tectonic implications of Paleoproterozoic granitoid intrusions within the Nain Province near Nain, Labrador

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 833-853

  Connelly, James N ^a   Ryan, A Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NAIN PROVINCE;

EID: 0033380887     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-002     Document Type: Article

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