Geochemistry and tectonic significance of alkalic mafic magmatism in the yukon-tanana terrane, finlayson lake region, yukon

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1729-1744

  Piercey, Stephen J ^a,e   Mortensen, James K ^a   Murphy, Donald C ^a,b   Paradis, Suzanne ^a,c   Creaser, Robert A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^c Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

MAFIC ROCKS;

ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PALEOZOIC; PETROGENESIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0036999123     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-090     Document Type: Review

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