U-Pb ages of plutonism, wollastonite formation, and deformation in the central part of the Lac-Saint-Jean anorthosite suite

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1093-1105

  Higgins, Michael D ^a   Ider, Mohcine ^a   Van Breemen, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FLUIDS; GRANITE; MELTING; MONAZITE; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

PLUTONISM; SHEAR ZONES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

ANORTHOSITE; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METALLOGENESIS; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM SERIES DATING; WOLLASTONITE;

CANADA;

EID: 0036025721     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-033     Document Type: Article

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