The Central slave basement complex, part I: Its structural topology and autochthonous cover1

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1083-1109

  Bleeker, Wouter ^a   Ketchum, John W F ^b   Jackson, Valérie A ^a   Vhieneuve, Michael E ^a,c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA;

EID: 0033508068     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-102     Document Type: Article

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