Hydrothermal-metasomatic and tectono-metamorphic processes in the Isua supracrustal belt (West Greenland): A multi-isotopic investigation of their effects on the Earth's oldest oceanic crustal sequence

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 467-486

  Frei, Robert ^a,b   Rosing, Minik T ^b,c   Waight, Tod E ^b   Ulfbeck, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; METASOMATISM; OCEANIC CRUST; OVERPRINTING; TECTONICS;

GREENLAND; ISUA SUPRACRUSTAL BELT;

EID: 0036167847     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(01)00781-5     Document Type: Article

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