Major and trace element compositions and Sr-Nd-Pb systematics of crystalline rocks from the Dawson Range, Yukon, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1463-1481

  Selby, David ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^a   Nesbitt, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS;

CANADA; DAWSON RANGE; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0033503140     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-058     Document Type: Article

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