A crustally contaminated komatiitic dyke-sill-lava complex, Abitibi greenstone belt, Ontario

Precambrian Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 21-46

  Stone, M S ^a   Stone, W E ^a  

^a BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Dykes; Facies; Geochemistry; Komatiites; Petrology; Sills

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE; PETROLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0034116980     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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