Origin and significance of Archean Quartzose Rocks at Akilia, Greenland

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5595, 2002, Pages 917-

  Mojzsis, S J ^a   Harrison, T M ^b   Friend, Clark R L ^c   Nutman, Allen P ^b   Bennett, Victoria C ^b   Fedo, Christopher M ^d   Whitehouse, Martin J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE; LANTHANIDE; MAGNETITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; ELEMENT; MINERAL; PYROXENE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; GREENLAND; HYDROSPHERE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEDIMENT; ASTRONOMY; CHEMISTRY; LIFE;

EARTH (PLANET); ELEMENTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREENLAND; LIFE; MINERALS; QUARTZ; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0036831748     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5595.917     Document Type: Note

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