Neodymium isotope geochemistry of felsic volcanic and intrusive rocks from the Yukon-Tanana Terrane in the Finlayson Lake Region, Yukon, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-97

  Piercey, Stephen J ^a   Mortensen, James K ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

INTRUSIVE ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE SOURCE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA;

EID: 0037249772     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-094     Document Type: Article

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