Emplacement of the Nain anorthosite: Diapiric versus conduit ascent

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1195-1207

  Royse, K R ^a,b   Park, R G ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033820802     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-025     Document Type: Article

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