New data on the age and geographic distribution of Neoproterozoic plutons near Saint John, New Brunswick

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-166

  Currie, K L ^a   McNicoll, V J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033499426     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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