Nd isotopic characteristics of terranes within the Avalon Zone, southern New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1039-1052

  Samson, Scott D ^a   Barr, Sandra M ^b   White, Chris E ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; TERRANE;

CANADA;

EID: 0033835814     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-015     Document Type: Article

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