Metamorphism of the Canadian shield, Ontario, Canada. I. The Superior province

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-317

  Easton, R M ^a  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Archean; Granulite; Greenschist; Metamorphism; Mineralization; Ontario; Superior province

Indexed keywords

CRATON; METAMORPHISM;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 0033860293     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.38.2.287     Document Type: Article

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