Evolution of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt based on U-Pb geochronology: Autochthonous volcanic construction followed by plutonism, regional deformation and sedimentation

Precambrian Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 63-95

  Ayer, J ^a   Amelin, Y ^b   Corfu, F ^c   Kamo, S ^b   Ketchum, J ^b   Kwok, K ^b   Trowell, N ^a  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abitibi greenstone belt; Archean; Nd isotopes; Tectonic evolution; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

LEAD; URANIUM;

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSTONE BELT; LITHOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; STONE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANO;

CANADA;

EID: 0037095314     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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