Nd isotopic evidence for Early to Late Archean (3.4-2.7 Ga) crustal growth in the Western Superior Province (Ontario, Canada)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 135-151

  Henry, Philippe ^a,b   Stevenson, Ross K ^a   Larbi, Youcef ^a   Gariépy, Clément ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Archean; Crust; Mantle; Neodymium; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RECYCLING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

CANADA;

EID: 0033864820     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00060-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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