Subaqueous, Paleoproterozoic, metarhyolite dome-flow-cone complex, Flin Flon greenstone belt, Manitoba, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 211-235

  Ayres, L D ^a   Peloquin, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lava flows; Manitoba; Paleoproterozoic; Rhyolite; Subaqueous; Volcaniclastic rocks

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANISM;

CANADA;

EID: 0034127967     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00089-3     Document Type: Article

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