Geology and U-Pb geochronology of rocks of the Eokuk Uplift: A pre-2.8 Ga basement inlier in the northwestern Slave Province, Nunavut, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1061-1082

  Emon, K A ^a,c   Jackson, V A ^a   Dunning, G R ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; NUNAVUT; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 0033494717     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-094     Document Type: Article

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