Chemostratigraphy of the Neoproterozoic Alona Bay lavas, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1127-1142

  Walker, James A ^a   Gmitro, Todd T ^a   Berg, Jonathan H ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GARNETS; LAKES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MELTING; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION;

EARTH SCIENCES;

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; FLOOD BASALT; PROTEROZOIC; VOLCANISM;

CANADA;

EID: 0036025723     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-020     Document Type: Article

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